1974 Indian presidential election

1974 Indian presidential election
17 August 1974
 
RSP
Nominee Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Tridib Chaudhuri
Party INC RSP
Home state Assam West Bengal
Electoral vote 754,113 189,196
Percentage 79.94% 20.06%
President before election

Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Independent

 Elected President

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
INC

The Election Commission of India held indirect sixth presidential elections of India on 17 August 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.

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