1969_Indian_vice_presidential_election

1969 Indian vice presidential election

1969 Indian vice presidential election

Vice-presidential election in India

The 1969 Indian vice presidential election was held on 30 August 1969. Gopal Swarup Pathak won the election to become the fourth vice president of India.[1] The election was occurred since the sitting VP, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned to contest the presidential election after the death of incumbent President Zakir Husain.

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Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 31 July 1969.[2]

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Result

The Electoral College consisted of 759 members of Parliament of India. There were 6 contesting candidates and the counting of votes was taken up immediately after the conclusion of the poll. The result was declared after the first round of counting of first preference votes. Pathak was declared elected after getting 400 first preference votes.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Background material regarding fourteenth election to the office of the Vice-President, 2012, Election Commission of India
  2. [2]
    "Background material related to Election to the office of Vice-President of India, 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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