1992 Indian presidential election
16 July 1992
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The Election Commission of India held indirect tenth presidential elections of India on 13 July 1992, with declaring the results on 16 July. Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival George Gilbert Swell who got 346,485 votes.
Candidates
This presidential election, saw many candidates competing for the presidency, due to the divide nationally for power. The top two candidates were, Shankar Dayal Sharma, put forth by Indian National Congress and George Gilbert Swell, member of Rajya Sabha, from Meghalaya, as the Independent candidate supported by the BJP and National Front.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[1][2]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 675,864 |
| George Gilbert Swell | 346,485 |
| Ram Jethmalani | 2,704 |
| Joginder Singh | 1,135 |
| Total | 1,026,188 |
See also
- 1991 Indian vice presidential election
References
- ^ "Backgrounder". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2000.
- ^ "Election to the Office of President of India 2017" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Media Division, Election Commission of India. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017.