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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 Indian presidential election
| country = India
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1997 Indian presidential election
| previous_year = 1997
| next_election = 2007 Indian presidential election
| next_year = 2007
| election_date = 15 July 2002
| image1 = A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'''
| party1 = Independent (India)
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] & [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| home_state1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| electoral_vote1 = '''922,884'''
| percentage1 = '''89.6%'''
| states_carried1 = '''28'''
| image2 = Lakshmi Sahgal.jpg
| nominee2 = [[Lakshmi Sahgal]]
| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance2 = [[Left Front|LF]]{{dn|date=June 2021}}
| home_state2 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| electoral_vote2 = 107,366
| percentage2 = 10.4%
| states_carried2 = 2
| title = President
| before_election = [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| after_election = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
| after_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| map_image = Indian presidential election, 2002.svg
| map_size = 300px
}}

'''Indian presidential election, 2002''' was held on 15 July 2002 to elect [[President of India]]. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] became the [[List of Presidents of India|11th]] President by beating his nearest rival [[Lakshmi Sahgal|Capt. (Dr.) Lakshmi Sahgal]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/2002/jul/18prez2.htm |title=A P J Abdul Kalam elected 11th President of India |website=[[Rediff.com]] |date=July 18, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Candidates==

===Official candidates===
<gallery perrow="2">
File:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2008.jpg|{{center|[[Scientist]] and [[Bharat Ratna]] awardee '''[[ Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'''}}
File:Lakshmi Sahgal.jpg|{{center|[[Indian independence movement|Independence activist]] '''[[Lakshmi Sahgal]]'''}}
</gallery>

The election was fought between two major candidates, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] and [[Lakshmi Sahgal]].<ref name=rediff /> Kalam was backed by the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and its [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]. [[Telugu Desam Party]], [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] also supported his candidature.<ref name=et>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-06-11/news/27348497_1_nda-alliance-nda-today-president-kalam |title=NDA’s smart missile: President Kalam |date=June 11, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> The major opposition party [[Indian National Congress]], two days after the nomination, declared its support to Kalam's candidature.<ref name=cs>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/14/stories/2002061404880100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020922125816/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/14/stories/2002061404880100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2002 |title= Congress for Kalam, Left still for contest |date=June 14, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] were opposed to Kalam's candidature, and eventually nominated [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and [[Indian National Army]]'s [[Rani of Jhansi Regiment]] commander [[Lakshmi Sahgal]] as their candidate.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/15/stories/2002061504230100.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161123225914/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/15/stories/2002061504230100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |title= Left parties to field Lakshmi Sahgal |date=June 15, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

===Potential candidates===
<gallery perrow="4">
File:K. R. Narayanan.jpg|{{center|[[President of India|President]] '''[[K. R. Narayanan]]'''}}
File:Emblem of India.svg|{{center|[[Vice President of India|Vice President]] '''[[Krishan Kant]]'''}}
File:Emblem of India.svg|{{center|Former [[Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice]] '''[[Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi|A. M. Ahmadi]]'''}}
File:Emblem of India.svg|{{center|[[Governor of Maharashtra]] '''[[P. C. Alexander]]'''}}
</gallery>

Potential candidates included, [[President of India|President]] [[K. R. Narayanan]],<ref name=et /> [[Governor of Maharashtra|Maharashtra Governor]] [[P. C. Alexander]],<ref name=et /> [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] [[Krishan Kant]]<ref name=et /> and Former [[Chief Justice of India]] [[Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi|A. M. Ahmadi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/13/stories/2002061304440100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020922085210/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/13/stories/2002061304440100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2002 |title=People's Front dissolved, Left to enter fray |date=June 13, 2002 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
![[States of India|States]]
!No. of MLA/MPs
!Value of each Vote
!Total (Votes)
!Total (Values)
![[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] (Votes)
!A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Values)
![[Lakshmi Sahgal]] (Votes)
!Lakshmi Sahgal (Values)
!Invalid (Votes)
!Invalid (Values)
!Valid (Votes)
!Valid (Values)
|-
|[[Member of Parliament (India)|Members of Parliament]]
|776
|708
|760
|538,080
|638
|451,704
|80
|56,640
|42
|29,736
|718
|50,8344
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|294
|148
|283
|41,884
|264
|39,072
|2
|296
|17
|2,516
|266
|39,368
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|60
|8
|57
|456
|57
|456
|0
|0
|0
|0
|57
|456
|-
|[[Assam]]
|126
|116
|119
|13,804
|113
|13,108
|1
|116
|5
|580
|114
|13,224
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|243
|173
|234
|40,482
|215
|37,195
|17
|2,941
|2
|346
|232
|40,136
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|90
|129
|90
|11,610
|85
|10,965
|0
|0
|5
|645
|85
|10,965
|-
|[[Goa]]
|40
|20
|39
|780
|34
|680
|3
|60
|2
|40
|37
|740
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|182
|147
|179
|26,313
|174
|25,578
|2
|294
|3
|441
|176
|25,872
|-
|[[Haryana]]
|90
|112
|86
|9,632
|86
|9,632
|0
|0
|0
|0
|86
|9,632
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|68
|51
|64
|3,264
|62
|3,162
|1
|51
|1
|51
|63
|3,213
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|87
|72
|78
|5,616
|72
|5,184
|2
|144
|4
|288
|74
|5,328
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|81
|176
|79
|13,904
|74
|13,024
|5
|880
|0
|0
|79
|13,904
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|224
|131
|220
|28,820
|202
|26,462
|13
|1,703
|5
|655
|215
|28,165
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|140
|152
|138
|20,976
|97
|14,744
|39
|5,928
|2
|304
|136
|20,672
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|230
|131
|229
|29,999
|216
|28,296
|2
|262
|11
|1,441
|218
|28,558
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|288
|175
|280
|49,000
|264
|46,200
|9
|1,575
|7
|1,225
|273
|47,775
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|60
|18
|58
|1,044
|50
|900
|4
|72
|4
|72
|54
|972
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|60
|17
|56
|952
|53
|901
|1
|17
|2
|34
|54
|918
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|40
|8
|40
|320
|40
|320
|0
|0
|0
|0
|42
|320
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|60
|9
|60
|540
|54
|486
|0
|0
|6
|54
|54
|486
|-
|[[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|147
|149
|146
|21,754
|130
|19,370
|12
|1,788
|4
|596
|142
|21,158
|-
|[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
|117
|116
|110
|12,760
|87
|10,092
|9
|1,044
|14
|1,624
|96
|1,1136
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|200
|129
|197
|25,413
|189
|24,381
|2
|258
|6
|774
|191
|24,639
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
|32
|7
|32
|224
|30
|210
|0
|0
|2
|14
|30
|210
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|234
|176
|233
|41,111
|217
|38,192
|10
|1,760
|6
|1,056
|227
|39,952
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|60
|26
|60
|1,560
|17
|442
|41
|1,066
|2
|52
|58
|1,508
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|70
|64
|69
|4,416
|63
|4,032
|3
|192
|3
|192
|66
|4,224
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|403
|208
|397
|82,576
|386
|80,288
|2
|416
|9
|1,872
|388
|80,704
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|294
|151
|292
|44,092
|90
|13,590
|197
|29,747
|5
|755
|287
|43,337
|-
|[[Delhi]]
|70
|58
|70
|4,060
|65
|3,770
|2
|116
|3
|174
|67
|3,886
|-
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]
|147
|127
|145
|18,415
|147
|448
|0
|0
|2
|32
|28
|448
|-
|'''TOTALS'''
|'''4,896'''
|
|'''4,785'''
|'''1,075,819'''
|'''4,152'''
|'''922,884'''
|'''459'''
|'''107,366'''
|'''174'''
|'''45,569'''
|'''4,611'''
|'''1,030,250'''
|-
|align=left colspan=13|Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022508/http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/PRESDENT2002w.htm Election Commission of India]
|}

==References==
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