The 2002 Indian presidential election was held on 15 July 2002 to elect President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President by beating his nearest rival Lakshmi Sahgal.
Candidates
The election was fought between two major candidates, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Lakshmi Sahgal.
National Democratic Alliance
Kalam was backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Telugu Desam Party and Bahujan Samaj Party also supported his candidature. The major opposition party Indian National Congress, two days after the nomination, declared its support to Kalam's candidature.
Independent For President Scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Independent
Left Front
Left Front were opposed to Kalam's candidature, and eventually nominated freedom fighter and Indian National Army's Rani of Jhansi Regiment commander Lakshmi Sahgal as their candidate.
Left Alliance For PresidentIndependence activist Lakshmi Sahgal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Results StatesNo. of MLA/MPsValue of each VoteTotal (Votes)Total (Values)A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Votes)A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Values)Lakshmi Sahgal (Votes)Lakshmi Sahgal (Values)Invalid (Votes)Invalid (Values)Valid (Votes)Valid (Values)Members of Parliament 776708760538,080638451,7048056,6404229,736718508,344Andhra Pradesh 29414828341,88426439,0722296172,51626639,368Arunachal Pradesh 6085745657456000057456Assam 12611611913,80411313,1081116558011413,224Bihar 24317323440,48221537,195172,941234623240,136Chhattisgarh 901299011,6108510,9650056458510,965Goa 4020397803468036024037740Gujarat 18214717926,31317425,5782294344117625,872Haryana 90112869,632869,6320000869,632Himachal Pradesh 6851643,264623,162151151633,213Jammu and Kashmir 8772785,616725,18421444288745,328Jharkhand 811767913,9047413,0245880007913,904Karnataka 22413122028,82020226,462131,703565521528,165Kerala 14015213820,9769714,744395,928230413620,672Madhya Pradesh 23013122929,99921628,2962262111,44121828,558Maharashtra 28817528049,00026446,20091,57571,22527347,775Manipur 6018581,0445090047247254972Meghalaya 6017569525390111723454918Mizoram 4084032040320000042320Nagaland 60960540544860065454486Orissa 14714914621,75413019,370121,788459614221,158Punjab 11711611012,7608710,09291,044141,624961,1136Rajasthan 20012919725,41318924,3812258677419124,639Sikkim 32732224302100021430210Tamil Nadu 23417623341,11121738,192101,76061,05622739,952Tripura 6026601,56017442411,066252581,508Uttarakhand 7064694,416634,03231923192664,224Uttar Pradesh40320839782,57638680,288241691,87238880,704West Bengal 29415129244,0929013,59019729,747575528743,337Delhi 7058704,060653,77021163174673,886Pondicherry 14712714518,4151474480023228448TOTALS 4,8964,7851,075,8194,152922,884459107,36617445,5694,6111,030,250Source: Election Commission of India See also 2002 Indian vice presidential election References