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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Vice-presidential election in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = 1962 Indian vice presidential election<br />
| country = India<br />
| type = presidential<br />
| ongoing = no<br />
| previous_election = 1957 Indian vice presidential election<br />
| previous_year = 1957<br />
| next_election = 1967 Indian vice presidential election<br />
| next_year = 1967<br />
| election_date = 7 May 1962<br />
| image1 = [[File:DR. ZAKIR HUSAIN - PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY 0005.jpg|160x150px]]<br />
| nominee1 = '''[[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]'''<br />
| party1 = Independent politician<br />
| home_state1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Telangana, then united Andhra)<br />
| electoral_vote1 = '''568'''<br />
| percentage1 = '''97.59%'''<br />
| image2 = [[File:Emblem of India.svg|160x150px]]<br />
| nominee2 = [[N. C. Samantsinhar]]<br />
| party2 = Independent politician<br />
| home_state2 = [[Odisha|Orissa]]<br />
| electoral_vote2 = 14<br />
| percentage2 = 2.41%<br />
| color1 = 1639FF<br />
| color2 = 878FC1<br />
| title = [[Vice President of India|Vice President]]<br />
| before_election = [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]<br />
| before_party = Independent politician<br />
| after_election = [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]<br />
| after_party = Independent politician<br />
}}<br />
The '''1962 Indian vice presidential election''' was held in 7 May 1962 to elect the [[vice president of India]]. [[Zakir Husain (politician)|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.<ref name=eci>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/President_VP_Elec2012/Vice%20Presidentail%20Election%20Background.pdf BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA]</ref> He won against N. C. Samantsinhar by a landslide.<br />
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==Results==<br />
{{election table|title=Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1967<ref name= eci />|sortable=yes}}<br />
|- align=center<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Candidate<br /><br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Electoral Votes<br /><br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes<br /><br />
|-<br />
|align="left"|[[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]||568||97.59<br />
|-<br />
|align="left"|[[N. C. Samantsinhar]]||14||2.41<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" style="background:#e9e9e9;"|<br />
|-<br />
! style="text-align:left;"| Total<br />
! style="text-align:right;"|582<br />
! style="text-align:right;"|100.00<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" style="background:#e9e9e9;"| <br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|Valid Votes||582||97.65<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|Invalid Votes||14||2.35<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|Turnout||596||80.00<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|Abstentions||149||20.00<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:left;"|Electors||745|| style="background:#e9e9e9;"|<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1962 Indian presidential election]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Indian vice presidential elections}}<br />
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[[Category:Vice-presidential elections in India]]<br />
[[Category:1962 elections in India|India]]</div>
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