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The 1979 Indian vice presidential election was held in mid-1979 to elect Vice-President of India. Former Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed for the post. [1] Should the election contested by more than one candidate, it would be occurred on 27 August 1979.
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary of India and the Supreme Court of India. The CJI also heads their administrative functions.
Mohammad Hidayatullah OBE
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state of India and the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Vice President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in India after the President. Article 63 of Indian Constitution states that "There shall be a Vice President of India." The Vice President acts as President in the absence of the president due to death, resignation, impeachment, or other situations.
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th Vice President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a leading member of the National Democratic Alliance at the time of election. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998.
The 2012 Indian Vice-Presidential election was held on 7 August 2012 to elect Vice-President of India. Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the incumbent and the UPA candidate. The other prime candidate was the NDA's Jaswant Singh.
The 2007 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 10 August 2007 to elect Vice-President of India to serve from 2007 until 2012. Mohammad Hamid Ansari from Indian National Congress was elected for the post. The incumbent, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat did not seek reelection and instead ran for President in 2007 election, where he lost to Pratibha Patil. He subsequently resigned from VP post days before Patil's inauguration.
A presidential election was held in India on 17 July 2017 with the votes counted and the results announced on 20 July 2017. Ram Nath Kovind became 14th President of India. President Pranab Mukherjee, whose term of office was due to expire on 24 July 2017, declined to seek re-election due to health concerns and old age.
The 2002 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly-vacated post of Vice-President of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th Vice President of India. Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred.
The 1997 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 16 August 1997 to elect Vice-President of India. Krishan Kant defeated Surjit Singh Barnala to become 10th Vice-President of India. At the time of the election, VP office was vacant since the incumbent, K. R. Narayanan, had already inaugurated as President following his victory in the presidential election.
The 1992 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 19 August 1992 to elect Vice-President of India. K. R. Narayanan defeated Kaka Joginder Singh to become 9th Vice-President of India. Out of 701 valid votes, Narayanan received 700 votes, while Singh secured only one vote. 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.
The 1987 Indian vice-presidential election was held in mid-1987 to elect Vice-President of India, after the incumbent R. Venkataraman's resignation following his election as President. Shankar Dayal Sharma was declared elected unopposed on the final day of registration, 21 August 1987, as all other 26 nominations were rejected upon scrutiny. Should the election contested by more than one candidate, it would be occurred on 7 September 1987.
The 1984 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 22 August 1984 to elect Vice-President of India. R. Venkataraman was elected for the post, after he defeated B. C. Kamble in the election.
The elections to the next Vice-President of India, were held on 5 August 2017. The announcement was made by the Election Commission of India.
The 1969 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 30 August 1969. Gopal Swarup Pathak won the election to become the fourth Vice-President of India. The election was occurred since the sitting VP, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned to contest the presidential election after the death of incumbent President Zakir Husain.
The 1967 Indian vice presidential election was held on 6 May 1967 to elect Vice-President of India. V. V. Giri was elected for the post.
The 1962 Indian vice presidential election was held in 7 May 1962 to elect Vice-President of India. Zakir Husain was elected for the post. This was the first contested election for Vice Presidency in India, as the first two elections were uncontested, with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan being the only candidate. He won against N. C. Samantsinhar by a landslide.
The 1957 Indian vice presidential election was held on in 1957 to elect Vice-President of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was reelected unopposed. Should the election contested by more than one candidate, the poll would occurred on 11 May 1957.
The 1952 Indian vice presidential election was held in 1952 to elect Vice-President of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was elected unopposed as the first VP. Should the election contested by more than one candidate, the poll would occurred on 12 May 1952.
