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Indian presidential election, 1987

Indian presidential election, 1987
India
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  R Venkataraman.jpg V.R.Krishna Iyer.jpg
Nominee R. Venkataraman V. R. Krishna Iyer
Party INC Independent
Home state Tamil Nadu Kerala
Electoral vote 740,148 281,550

President before election

Zail Singh
INC

Elected President

R. Venkataraman
INC


Zail Singh
INC

R. Venkataraman
INC

The Election Commission of India held indirect 9th presidential elections of India on July 1987. R. Venkataraman with 740,148 votes won over his nearest rival V. R. Krishna Iyer who got 281,550 votes.

Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website


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