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The Election Commission of India held indirect third presidential elections of India on 7 May 1962. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan with 553,067 votes won the presidency over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ram who got 6,341 votes and Yamuna Prasad Trisulia who got 3,537 votes.
Schedule[edit]
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 6 April 1962.[1]
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Poll Event
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Date
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1.
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Last Date for filing nomination
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16 April 1962
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2.
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Date for Scrutiny of nomination
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18 April 1962
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3.
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Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
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21 April 1962
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4.
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Date of Poll
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7 May 1962
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5.
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Date of Counting
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11 May 1962
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Results[edit]
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2][3][4][5]
Candidate
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Electoral Values
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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553,067
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Chowdhry Hari Ram
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6,341
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Yamuna Prasad Trisulia
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3,537
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Total
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562,945
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