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1977 Indian presidential election

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1977 Indian presidential election

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Nominee Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Party JP
Home state Andhra Pradesh
Electoral vote won unopposed

President before election

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
INC

Elected President

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
JP

The Election Commission of India held indirect 7th presidential elections of India on August 6, 1977. Even though 37 candidates filed their nominations, 36 of them were rejected, leading to Neelam Sanjiva Reddy being one of the two Presidents of India winning unopposed.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/7th.pdf Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Election Commission of India