# Canonical recap data for Indian Presidential Election (1952)
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slug: 1952-indian-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1952/1952-indian-election"
title: Indian Presidential Election
subtitle: 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.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1952-05-02
datePrecision: day
year: 1952
decade: 1950
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: 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%).
summaryLong: 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%).
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Food_Minister_Rajendra_Prasad_during_a_radio_broadcast_in_Dec_1947_cropped.jpg/1280px-Food_Minister_Rajendra_Prasad_during_a_radio_broadcast_in_Dec_1947_cropped.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1952 Indian presidential election"
importance: 69
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Indian_presidential_election"
  title: Indian presidential election, 1952
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: 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
wikidataQid: Q6022713
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  capturedAt: 2026-01-02
  label: Indian presidential election, 1952
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Indian_presidential_election"
