2002 Indian presidential election explained

Election Name:	2002 Indian presidential election
Country:	India
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1997 Indian presidential election
Previous Year:	1997
Next Election:	2007 Indian presidential election
Next Year:	2007
Election Date:	15 July 2002
Nominee1:	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Party1:	Independent
Alliance1:	NDA+UPA
Home State1:	Tamil Nadu
Electoral Vote1:	922,884
Percentage1:	89.58%
States Carried1:	26+NCT+PY
Nominee2:	Lakshmi Sahgal
Party2:	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alliance2:	Left Front
Home State2:	Kerala
Electoral Vote2:	107,366
Percentage2:	10.42%
States Carried2:	2
President
Before Election:	K. R. Narayanan
Before Party:	INC
After Election:	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
After Party:	BJP
Map Size:	300px

The 2002 Indian presidential election was held on 15 July 2002 to elect President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President by beating his nearest rival Lakshmi Sahgal.^[1]

Candidates

Official candidates

The election was fought between two major candidates, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Lakshmi Sahgal. Kalam was backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Telugu Desam Party and Bahujan Samaj Party also supported his candidature.^[2] The major opposition party Indian National Congress, two days after the nomination, declared its support to Kalam's candidature.^[3]

Left Front were opposed to Kalam's candidature, and eventually nominated freedom fighter and Indian National Army's Rani of Jhansi Regiment commander Lakshmi Sahgal as their candidate.^[4]

Results

States	No. of MLA/MPs	Value of each Vote	Total (Votes)	Total (Values)	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Votes)	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Values)	Lakshmi Sahgal (Votes)	Lakshmi Sahgal (Values)	Invalid (Votes)	Invalid (Values)	Valid (Votes)	Valid (Values)
	776	708	760	538,080	638	451,704	80	56,640	42	29,736	718	508,344
	294	148	283	41,884	264	39,072	2	296	17	2,516	266	39,368
	60	8	57	456	57	456	0	0	0	0	57	456
	126	116	119	13,804	113	13,108	1	116	5	580	114	13,224
	243	173	234	40,482	215	37,195	17	2,941	2	346	232	40,136
	90	129	90	11,610	85	10,965	0	0	5	645	85	10,965
	40	20	39	780	34	680	3	60	2	40	37	740
	182	147	179	26,313	174	25,578	2	294	3	441	176	25,872
	90	112	86	9,632	86	9,632	0	0	0	0	86	9,632
	68	51	64	3,264	62	3,162	1	51	1	51	63	3,213
	87	72	78	5,616	72	5,184	2	144	4	288	74	5,328
	81	176	79	13,904	74	13,024	5	880	0	0	79	13,904
	224	131	220	28,820	202	26,462	13	1,703	5	655	215	28,165
	140	152	138	20,976	97	14,744	39	5,928	2	304	136	20,672
	230	131	229	29,999	216	28,296	2	262	11	1,441	218	28,558
	288	175	280	49,000	264	46,200	9	1,575	7	1,225	273	47,775
	60	18	58	1,044	50	900	4	72	4	72	54	972
	60	17	56	952	53	901	1	17	2	34	54	918
	40	8	40	320	40	320	0	0	0	0	42	320
	60	9	60	540	54	486	0	0	6	54	54	486
	147	149	146	21,754	130	19,370	12	1,788	4	596	142	21,158
	117	116	110	12,760	87	10,092	9	1,044	14	1,624	96	1,1136
	200	129	197	25,413	189	24,381	2	258	6	774	191	24,639
	32	7	32	224	30	210	0	0	2	14	30	210
	234	176	233	41,111	217	38,192	10	1,760	6	1,056	227	39,952
	60	26	60	1,560	17	442	41	1,066	2	52	58	1,508
	70	64	69	4,416	63	4,032	3	192	3	192	66	4,224
Uttar Pradesh	403	208	397	82,576	386	80,288	2	416	9	1,872	388	80,704
	294	151	292	44,092	90	13,590	197	29,747	5	755	287	43,337
	70	58	70	4,060	65	3,770	2	116	3	174	67	3,886
	147	127	145	18,415	147	448	0	0	2	32	28	448
TOTALS	4,896		4,785	1,075,819	4,152	922,884	459	107,366	174	45,569	4,611	1,030,250
align=left colspan=13	Source: Election Commission of India

Notes and References

News: A P J Abdul Kalam elected 11th President of India . . July 18, 2002 . May 28, 2016.
News: NDA’s smart missile: President Kalam . June 11, 2002 . May 28, 2016 . The Economic Times.
News: Congress for Kalam, Left still for contest . https://web.archive.org/web/20020922125816/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/14/stories/2002061404880100.htm . dead . September 22, 2002 . June 14, 2002 . May 28, 2016 . The Hindu.
News: Left parties to field Lakshmi Sahgal . https://archive.today/20161123225914/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/15/stories/2002061504230100.htm . dead . November 23, 2016 . June 15, 2002 . May 28, 2016 . The Hindu.