1987 Indian presidential election

1987 Indian presidential election
16 July 1987
 
Nominee R. Venkataraman V. R. Krishna Iyer
Party INC(I) Independent
Home state Tamil Nadu Kerala
Electoral vote 740,148 281,550
Percentage 72.29% 27.50%
Swing 0.44% New
President before election

Zail Singh
INC(I)

Elected President

R. Venkataraman
INC(I)

The Election Commission of India held indirect ninth presidential elections of India on 16 July 1987. R. Venkataraman with 740,148 votes won over his nearest rival V. R. Krishna Iyer who got 281,550 votes.

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