Indian vice-presidential election, 1962

Indian vice-presidential election, 1962

← 1957 7 May 1962 1967 →

Nominee Zakir Husain N. C. Samantsinhar Party Independent Independent Electoral vote 568 14 Percentage 97.59% 2.41%

Vice-President before election Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Independent Elected Vice-President Zakir Husain Independent

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Independent

Zakir Husain
Independent

The 1962 Indian vice presidential election was held in 7 May 1962 to elect Vice-President of India. Zakir Husain was elected for the post. This was the first contested election for Vice Presidency in India, as the first two elections were uncontested, with Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan being the only candidate. He won against N. C. Samantsinhar by a landslide.

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