2012 Indian presidential election

2012 Indian presidential election
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Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg
P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg
Nominee Pranab Mukherjee P. A. Sangma
Party INC NPP
Alliance UPA NDA
Home state West Bengal Meghalaya
Electoral vote 713,763 315,987
States carried 20+NCT+PY 8
Percentage 69.3% 30.7%
Swing 3.5% Increase 3.5% Decrease
President before election

Pratibha Patil
INC

President after election

Pranab Mukherjee
INC

The 14th indirect presidential election, in order to elect the 13th President, was held in India on 19 July 2012. The last date for filing nominations was 30 June, whereas the votes would be counted on 22 July.[1][2][3][4] The two leading candidates for the presidency were former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee from West Bengal and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha Purno Agitok Sangma from Meghalaya.

On 22 July, Mukherjee was declared the winner.[5][6] He was sworn in on 25 July at 11:30.[7]

  1. ^ "Election to the office of President of India, 2012 (14th Presidential election)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. ^ "India to hold presidential election in July". BBC News. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ J, Balaji (12 June 2012). "Presidential poll on July 19, counting on July 22". The Hindu. New Delhi. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Presidential poll on July 19, Mamata to meet Sonia today". The Times of India. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Pranab Mukherjee voted India's 13th President". The Times of India. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Pranab Mukherjee is 13th President". Deccan Herald. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Pranab Mukherjee to be sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2012". Dhruv Planet.