1969 Indian presidential election

1969 Indian presidential election
16 August 1969
 
Nominee V. V. Giri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Party Independent Independent
Home state Orissa Andhra Pradesh
Electoral vote 420,077 405,427
Percentage 50.89% 49.11%
President before election

Zakir Husain
Independent

 Elected President

Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Independent

The Election Commission of India held indirect fifth presidential elections of India on 16 August 1969. Varahagiri Venkata Giri with 420,077 votes won in a runoff election over his rival Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy who got 405,427 votes.

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