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color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajendra_Prasad_(Indian_President),_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_(NZ_Prime_Minister),_1958_(16017609534).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/100px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/150px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/200px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2481" data-file-height="3074" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad" title="Rajendra Prasad">Rajendra Prasad</a></b> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>Unopposed</b> </td> <td><b>20</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1952_Indian_presidential_election" title="1952 Indian presidential election">1952</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajendra_Prasad_(Indian_President),_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_(NZ_Prime_Minister),_1958_(16017609534).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/100px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/150px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/200px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2481" data-file-height="3074" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad" title="Rajendra Prasad">Rajendra Prasad</a></b> </td> <td><b>507,400</b> </td> <td><b>83.81%</b> </td> <td><b>20</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K.T._Shah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/K.T._Shah.jpg/100px-K.T._Shah.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/K.T._Shah.jpg/150px-K.T._Shah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/K.T._Shah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="206" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/K._T._Shah" title="K. T. Shah">K. T. Shah</a> </td> <td>92,827 </td> <td>15.33% </td> <td>0 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1957_Indian_presidential_election" title="1957 Indian presidential election">1957</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajendra_Prasad_(Indian_President),_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_(NZ_Prime_Minister),_1958_(16017609534).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/100px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/150px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg/200px-Rajendra_Prasad_%28Indian_President%29%2C_signed_image_for_Walter_Nash_%28NZ_Prime_Minister%29%2C_1958_%2816017609534%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2481" data-file-height="3074" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad" title="Rajendra Prasad">Rajendra Prasad</a></b> </td> <td><b>459,698</b> </td> <td><b>98.99%</b> </td> <td><b>20</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td> </td> <td>Chowdhry Hari Ram </td> <td>2,672 </td> <td>0.43% </td> <td>0 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1962_Indian_presidential_election" title="1962 Indian presidential election">1962</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg/100px-Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg/150px-Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg/200px-Photograph_of_Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_presented_to_First_Lady_Jacqueline_Kennedy_in_1962.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a></b> </td> <td><b>553,067</b> </td> <td><b>98.2%</b> </td> <td><b>25</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td> </td> <td>Chowdhry Hari Ram </td> <td>6,341 </td> <td>1.1% </td> <td>0 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_presidential_election" title="1967 Indian presidential election">1967</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="850" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></b> </td> <td><b>471,244</b> </td> <td><b>56.2%</b> </td> <td><b>21</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg/100px-Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koka_Subba_Rao" title="Koka Subba Rao">Koka Subba Rao</a> </td> <td>363,971 </td> <td>43.4% </td> <td>5 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1969_Indian_presidential_election" title="1969 Indian presidential election">1969</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-VV_Giri_1974_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="951" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/V._V._Giri" title="V. V. Giri">V. V. Giri</a></b> </td> <td><b>420,077</b> </td> <td><b>50.9%</b> </td> <td><b>21</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/100px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/150px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/200px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="407" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy" title="Neelam Sanjiva Reddy">Neelam Sanjiva Reddy</a> </td> <td>405,427 </td> <td>49.1% </td> <td>7 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1974_Indian_presidential_election" title="1974 Indian presidential election">1974</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_1977_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="336" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a></b> </td> <td><b>754,113</b> </td> <td><b>79.9%</b> </td> <td><b>26</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d84c4c;" data-sort-value="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tridib_Chaudhuri" title="Tridib Chaudhuri">Tridib Chaudhuri</a> </td> <td>189,196 </td> <td>20.1% </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Indian_presidential_election" title="1977 Indian presidential election">1977</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1F75FE;" data-sort-value="Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Janata_Party" title="Janata Party">Janata Party</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/100px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/150px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg/200px-Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="407" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy" title="Neelam Sanjiva Reddy">Neelam Sanjiva Reddy</a></b> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>Unopposed</b> </td> <td><b>28</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1982_Indian_presidential_election" title="1982 Indian presidential election">1982</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png/100px-Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png/150px-Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png/200px-Giani_Zail_Singh_1995_stamp_of_India_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Zail_Singh" title="Zail Singh">Zail Singh</a></b> </td> <td><b>754,113</b> </td> <td><b>72.7%</b> </td> <td><b>26</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hans_Raj_Khanna" title="Hans Raj Khanna">Hans Raj Khanna</a> </td> <td>282,685 </td> <td>27.3% </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1987_Indian_presidential_election" title="1987 Indian presidential election">1987</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:R_Venkataraman_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-R_Venkataraman_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="376" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataraman" title="Ramaswamy Venkataraman">Ramaswamy Venkataraman</a></b> </td> <td><b>740,148</b> </td> <td><b>72.3%</b> </td> <td><b>27</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg/100px-V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg/150px-V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg/200px-V.R.Krishna_Iyer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="415" data-file-height="527" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a> </td> <td>281,550 </td> <td>27.5% </td> <td>4 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1992_Indian_presidential_election" title="1992 Indian presidential election">1992</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg/100px-Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg/150px-Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg/200px-Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma" title="Shankar Dayal Sharma">Shankar Dayal Sharma</a></b> </td> <td><b>675,864</b> </td> <td><b>65.9%</b> </td> <td><b>25</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Gilbert_Swell" title="George Gilbert Swell">George Gilbert Swell</a> </td> <td>346,485 </td> <td>33.8% </td> <td>6 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1997_Indian_presidential_election" title="1997 Indian presidential election">1997</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="641" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/K._R._Narayanan" title="K. R. Narayanan">K. R. Narayanan</a></b> </td> <td><b>956,290</b> </td> <td><b>95.0%</b> </td> <td><b>31</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> –  </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T.N._Seshan_in_1994_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-T.N._Seshan_in_1994_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="348" data-file-height="423" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._N._Seshan" title="T. N. Seshan">T. N. Seshan</a> </td> <td>50,631 </td> <td>5.0% </td> <td>0 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2002_Indian_presidential_election" title="2002 Indian presidential election">2002</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent politician"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg/100px-A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg/150px-A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg/200px-A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2497" data-file-height="2953" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></b> </td> <td><b>922,884</b> </td> <td><b>89.6%</b> </td> <td><b>28</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #cc0d0d;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of India (Marxist)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Left_Front_(West_Bengal)" title="Left Front (West Bengal)">LF</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/100px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/150px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/200px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="449" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal" title="Lakshmi Sahgal">Lakshmi Sahgal</a> </td> <td>107,366 </td> <td>10.4% </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2007_Indian_presidential_election" title="2007 Indian presidential election">2007</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">UPA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President_of_India,_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg/100px-The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg/150px-The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg/200px-The_President_of_India%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Patil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Patil" title="Pratibha Patil">Pratibha Patil</a></b> </td> <td><b>638,116</b> </td> <td><b>65.8%</b> </td> <td><b>23</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27,_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg/100px-The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg/150px-The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg/200px-The_Vice_President_Shri_Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat_in_a_Traditional_Rajasthani_Turban_during_a_book_release_function_in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%2C_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="594" data-file-height="822" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhairon_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Bhairon Singh Shekhawat">Bhairon Singh Shekhawat</a> </td> <td>331,306 </td> <td>34.2% </td> <td>7 </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2012_Indian_presidential_election" title="2012 Indian presidential election">2012</a> </th> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">UPA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg/100px-Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg/150px-Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg/200px-Pranab_Mukherjee_Portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></b> </td> <td><b>713,763</b> </td> <td><b>69.3%</b> </td> <td><b>22</b> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA61;" data-sort-value="National People's Party (India)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Party_(India)" title="National People's Party (India)">National People's Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18,_2004_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png/100px-The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png/150px-The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png/200px-The_former_Lok_Sabha_Speaker_Shri_P.A._Sangma_met_the_Prime_Minister_Shri_Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee_in_New_Delhi_on_January_18%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._A._Sangma" title="P. A. Sangma">P. A. 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