1957 Indian vice presidential election

Vice-presidential election in India

1957 Indian vice presidential election
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Nominee Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Party Independent
Home state Andhra Pradesh
Electoral vote Unopposed
Vice President before election

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Independent

Elected Vice President

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Independent

The 1957 Indian vice presidential election was held in 1957 to elect the vice president of India. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was reelected unopposed.[1] Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, the poll would have occurred on 11 May 1957.

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 April 1957.[2]

S.No. Poll Event Date
1. Last Date for filing nomination 18 April 1957
2. Date for Scrutiny of nomination 20 April 1957
3. Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 23 April 1957
4. Date of Poll 11 May 1957
5. Date of Counting NA

Result

The Electoral College consisted of 735 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Dr. Radhakrishnan was the only validly nominated candidate and hence he was declared as elected unopposed, to the office of the Vice-President on 23 April 1957. He started his second term on 13 May 1957.[2]

See also

  • 1957 Indian presidential election

References

  1. ^ BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
  2. ^ a b "Background material related to Election to the office of Vice-President of India, 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.