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title: "Indian Presidential Election"
year: 1952
country: "India"
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startDate: "1952-05-02"
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# Indian Presidential Election

> India's first general election was the world's largest democratic exercise and validated the viability of democracy in a newly postcolonial, multi-religious nation.

## Summary

The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%).

## Sources

- [Indian presidential election, 1952](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Indian_presidential_election) - Wikipedia

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