Indian presidential election, 1974

Indian presidential election, 1974

August 17, 1974

Nominee Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Tridib Chaudhuri Party INC RSP Home state Assam West Bengal Electoral vote 765,587 189,196

President before election Varahagiri Venkata Giri Independent Elected President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed INC

The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on August 17, 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.

Electoral Change

During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.

Results

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website^[1][2]

Candidate	Electoral Values
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	754,113
Tridib Chaudhuri	189,196
Total	943,309

References

1. http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/6th.pdf Election Commission of India
2. http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news (Past and present Presidential Results)