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The 2002 Indian vice presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly vacated post of the vice president of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th vice president of India. [1] Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred.
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | % of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | BJP | 454 | 59.82 | |
| Sushil Kumar Shinde | INC | 305 | 40.18 | |
| Total | 759 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid Votes | 759 | 99.09 | ||
| Invalid Votes | 7 | 0.91 | ||
| Turnout | 766 | 96.96 | ||
| Abstentions | 24 | 3.04 | ||
| Electors | 790 | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | name = Krishan Kant | image = ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి శ్రీ కృష్ణకాంత్ గారి నుండి (cropped).jpg | office = 10th Vice President of India | president = K. R. Narayanan
A P J Abdul Kalam | primeminister = I. K. Gujral
Atal Bihari Vajpayee | term_start = 21 August 1997 | term_end = 27 July 2002 | predecessor = K. R. Narayanan | successor = Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | office2 = Governor of Tamil Nadu | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | 1namedata2 = Muthuvel Karunanidhi | term_start2 = 22 December 1996 | term_end2 = 25 January 1997 | predecessor2 = Marri Chenna Reddy | successor2 = Fatima Beevi | office3 = 15th Governor of Andhra Pradesh | 1blankname3 = Chief Minister | 1namedata3 = Marri Chenna Reddy
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nara Chandrababu Naidu | term_start3 = 7 February 1990 | term_end3 = 21 August 1997 | predecessor3 = Kumudben Manishankar Joshi | successor3 = C Rangarajan | birth_date = 28 February 1927 | birth_place = Kot Mohammad Khan, Punjab Province, British India | death_date = 27 July 2002 (aged 75) | death_place = New Delhi, India | parents = Achint Ram
Satyavati Devi | party = Janata Dal (1988–2002) | otherparty = Indian National Congress (Before 1977)
Janata Party (1977–1988) | spouse = Suman | children = Divya Deepti Handa, Rashmi kant and Sukant Kohli | grandchildren = Ekaa Kant Kohli, Virat Kant Kohli, Kartik Kant, Gaurav Kant | alma_mater =Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi,(then [[benaras college of engineeringBenaras Hindu University]]) | profession = Scientist | nationality = Indian | signature = Krishna Kant.jpg | caption = }} Krishan Kant was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death 2002. Formerly, he was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana.
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