| Election Name: | 1952 Indian presidential election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1950 Indian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Next Election: | 1957 Indian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 1952 |
| Nominee1: | Rajendra Prasad |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Home State1: | Bihar |
| Electoral Vote1: | 507,400 |
| Percentage1: | 83.81% |
| Nominee2: | K. T. Shah |
| Color2: | FFC0CB |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Home State2: | Bombay |
| Electoral Vote2: | 92,827 |
| Percentage2: | 15.33% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Rajendra Prasad (Interim) |
| Before Party: | INC |
| After Election: | Rajendra Prasad |
| After Party: | INC |
The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%).
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 April 1952.[1]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 12 April 1952 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 14 April 1952 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 17 April 1952 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 2 May 1952 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | 6 May 1952 | |
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2] [3] [4]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Rajendra Prasad | 507,400 |
| K. T. Shah | 92,827 |
| Lakshman Ganesh Thatte | 2,672 |
| Chowdhry Hari Ram | 1,954 |
| Krishna Kumar Chatterjee | 533 |
| Total | 605,386 |