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The Election Commission of India held indirect seventh presidential elections of India on 6 August 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]
After the death of the sitting president, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, on 11 February 1977, [2] [3] the vice-president B. D. Jatti took charge as acting President. [4] An election to the office of President was required to be held within 6 months of the date of the vacancy.
The Electoral College consisted of the members of Lok Sabha (524), Rajya Sabha (232) and 22 state Legislative Assemblies (3776), all together totalling 4532 electors. [4]
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 July 1977. [4]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 18 July 1977 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 19 July 1977 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 21 July 1977 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 6 August 1977 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | NA | |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri was an Indian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also third vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969. He is the first president to be elected as an independent candidate. He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as president in 1974. After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.
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Events in the year 1975 in the Republic of India.
Events in the year 1977 in the Republic of India.
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of India from 1974 to 1977.
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