1987 Indian vice presidential election explained

Election Name:1987 Indian vice presidential election
Country:India
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 Indian vice presidential election
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1992 Indian vice presidential election
Next Year:1992
Election Date:7 September 1987
Image1:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg
Nominee1:Shankar Dayal Sharma
Party1:Indian National Congress (Indira)
Home State1:Madhya Pradesh
Electoral Vote1:Unopposed
Vice President
Before Election:Vacant, last held by
R. Venkataraman
Before Party:Indian National Congress (Indira)
After Election:Shankar Dayal Sharma
After Party:Indian National Congress (Indira)

The 1987 Indian vice presidential election was held in mid-1987 to elect the vice president of India, after the incumbent R. Venkataraman's resignation following his election as President. Shankar Dayal Sharma was declared elected unopposed on the final day of registration, 21 August 1987.[1] Had the election been contested by more than one candidate, it would have occurred on 7 September 1987.

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 August 1952.[2]

S.No.Poll EventDate
1.Last Date for filing nomination18 August 1987
2.Date for Scrutiny of nomination19 August 1987
3.Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination21 August 1987
4.Date of Poll7 September 1987
5.Date of Counting7 September 1987

Result

The Electoral College consisted of 790 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. There were 27 candidates who filed their nominations. The Returning Officer rejected the nomination of 26 of them after scrutiny, deeming that only the nomination of Shankar Dayal Sharma was valid. Since he was now the only candidate left, Shankar Dayal Sharma was declared as elected unopposed to the office of the Vice-President on 25 April 1952. He was sworn in to the office on 9 September 1987.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/President_VP_Elec2012/Vice%20Presidentail%20Election%20Background.pdf BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
  2. Web site: Background material related to Election to the office of Vice-President of India, 2017 . . 26 January 2022.