1992 Indian vice presidential election

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1992 Indian vice presidential election
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  1987 19 August 1992 1997  
 
The official portrait of Shri Kocheril Raman Narayanan, 10th President of the Republic of India.png
Nominee K. R. Narayanan Kaka Joginder Singh
Party INC(I) Independent
Home state Kerala Punjab
Electoral vote7001
Percentage99.86%0.14%

Vice President before election

Vacant, last held by Shankar Dayal Sharma
INC(I)

Elected Vice President

K. R. Narayanan
INC(I)

The 1992 Indian vice presidential election was held on 19 August 1992 to elect the vice president of India. K. R. Narayanan defeated Kaka Joginder Singh to become ninth vice president of India. Out of 701 valid votes, Narayanan received 700 votes, while Singh secured only one vote. [1] At the time of the election, VP office was vacant since the incumbent, Shankar Dayal Sharma, had already inaugurated as President following his victory in the presidential election.

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Candidates

Result

Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1992
Candidate
Party
Electoral Votes
% of Votes
K. R. Narayanan INC(I) 70099.86
Kaka Joginder Singh Independent 10.14
Total701100.00
Valid Votes70198.59
Invalid Votes101.41
Turnout71190.00
Abstentions7910.00
Electors790

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