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 The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 6 April 1962.
S.No.Poll EventDate1. Last Date for filing nomination 16 April 19622. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 18 April 19623. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 21 April 19624. Date of Poll 7 May 19625. Date of Counting 11 May 1962
Results Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website CandidateElectoral ValuesSarvepalli Radhakrishnan553,067Chaudhary Hari Ram6,341Yamuna Prasad Trisulia3,537Total562,945
See also 1962 Indian vice presidential election
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