Indian presidential election, 1974

Indian presidential election, 1974

1969 ← August 17, 1974 → 1977

Nominee Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Tridib Chaudhuri Party INC RSP Home state Assam West Bengal Electoral vote 765,587 189,196

President before election Varahagiri Venkata Giri Independent Elected President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed INC

Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Independent

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
INC

The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on August 17, 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.

During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website

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