1952 Indian vice presidential election explained

Election Name:1952 Indian vice presidential election
Country:India
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Next Election:1957 Indian vice presidential election
Next Year:1957
Election Date:12 May 1952
Image1:Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.jpg
Nominee1:Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Party1:Independent politician
Home State1:Madras
Electoral Vote1:Unopposed
Color1:ABCDEF
Vice President
After Election:Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
After Party:Independent politician

The first Indian vice presidential election was held in 1952. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was elected unopposed as the first vice president.[1] Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, the poll would have occurred on 12 May 1952.

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 12 April 1952.[2]

S.No.Poll EventDate
1.Last Date for filing nomination21 April 1952
2.Date for Scrutiny of nomination22 April 1952
3.Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination25 April 1952
4.Date of Poll12 May 1952
5.Date of Counting25 May 1952

Result

The Electoral College consisted of 735 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. There were two candidates who filed their nominations, S. Radhakrishnan and Janab Shaik Khadir Hussain. The Returning Officer rejected the nomination of Khadir Hussain. Since he was now the only candidate left, Dr. Radhakrishnan was declared as elected unopposed to the office of the Vice-President on 25 April 1952.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/President_VP_Elec2012/Vice%20Presidentail%20Election%20Background.pdf BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
  2. Web site: Background material related to Election to the office of Vice-President of India, 2017 . . 26 January 2022.