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.
1962 Indian presidential election|
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The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 6 April 1962.[1]
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Poll Event
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Date
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Last Date for filing nomination
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16 April 1962
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| 2.
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Date for Scrutiny of nomination
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18 April 1962
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Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
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21 April 1962
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Date of Poll
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7 May 1962
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Date of Counting
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11 May 1962
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Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2][3][4][5]
| Candidate
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Electoral Values
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| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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553,067
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| Chowdhry Hari Ram
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6,341
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| Yamuna Prasad Trisulia
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3,537
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| Total
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562,945
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