Indian presidential election, 1957 facts for kids

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1957 Indian presidential election

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Nominee Rajendra Prasad Chowdhry Hari Ram Party Independent Independent Home state Bihar Punjab Electoral vote 459,698 2,672

President before election Rajendra Prasad Independent Elected President Rajendra Prasad Independent

The Election Commission of India held indirect 2nd presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ramwho got 2,672 votes and Nagendra Narayan Das who got 2,000 votes. Rajendra Prasad, has been the only person, to have won and served two terms, as President of India.