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Vice-presidential election in India

1992 Indian vice presidential election
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Nominee K. R. Narayanan Kaka Joginder Singh
Party INC(I) Independent
Home state Kerala Punjab
Electoral vote 700 1
Percentage 99.86% 0.14%
Vice President before election

Vacant, last held by Shankar Dayal Sharma
INC(I)

Elected Vice President

K. R. Narayanan
INC(I)

The 1992 Indian vice presidential election was held on 19 August 1992 to elect the vice president of India. K. R. Narayanan defeated Kaka Joginder Singh to become ninth vice president of India. Out of 701 valid votes, Narayanan received 700 votes, while Singh secured only one vote. At the time of the election, VP office was vacant since the incumbent, Shankar Dayal Sharma, had already inaugurated as President following his victory in the presidential election.

Candidates

Result

Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1992
Candidate
 Party
 Electoral Votes
 % of Votes
K. R. Narayanan INC(I) 700 99.86
Kaka Joginder Singh Independent 1 0.14
Total 701 100.00
Valid Votes 701 98.59
Invalid Votes 10 1.41
Turnout 711 90.00
Abstentions 79 10.00
Electors 790

See also

References

  1. BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
India Vice presidential elections in India
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