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The Election Commission of India held indirect tenth presidential elections of India on 16 July 1992. Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival George Gilbert Swell who got 346,485 votes.
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The Election Commission of India held indirect tenth presidential elections of India on 16 July 1992. Shankar Dayal Sharma with 675,864 votes won over his nearest rival George Gilbert Swell who got 346,485 votes.
This presidential election, saw many candidates competing for the presidency, due to the divide nationally for power. The top two candidates were, Shankar Dayal Sharma, put forth by Indian National Congress and George Gilbert Swell, member of Rajya Sabha, from Meghalaya, as the Independent candidate supported by the BJP and National Front.
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website [1] [2]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 675,864 |
| George Gilbert Swell | 346,485 |
| Ram Jethmalani | 2,704 |
| Kaka Joginder Singh | 1,135 |
| Total | 1,026,188 |
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