1997 Indian presidential election

1997 Indian presidential election
← 1992 17 July 1997 2002 →
 
Nominee K. R. Narayanan T. N. Seshan
Party INC Independent
Home state Kerala Kerala
Electoral vote 956,290 50,631
States carried 29+NCT+PY 0
Percentage 95.0% 5.0%
Swing 29.1% Increase New
President before election

Shankar Dayal Sharma
INC(I)

Elected President

K. R. Narayanan
INC

The 11th presidential election of India was held on 17 July 1997. With 956,290 votes, K. R. Narayanan overcame his nearest rival T. N. Seshan who received 50,631 votes.[1] Narayanan was the first dalit to be elected President of India.

  1. ^ "K R Narayanan is India's new President". Rediff.com. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 29 October 2018.