August 17, 1974 1977 → | 765,587 189,196 | |
The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on August 17, 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.
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Electoral Change
During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.
Results
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website
References
Indian presidential election, 1974 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA