The Election Commission of India held indirect 13^th presidential elections of India on 19 July 2007^[1]. Pratibha Patil with 638,116 votes won over her nearest rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who got 331,306 votes. This result means that Pratibha Patil will become the first female President of India. ^[2] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ... The Chief Election Commissioner heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures. ... The State Assembly elections in India are the elections in which the Indian electorate choose the members of the Vidhan Sabha (or Legislative/State Assembly). ... Political parties in India lists political parties in India. ... An Indian political scandal commonly refers to some action by a politician deemed unacceptable in law or by custom, or which is held to be morally unacceptable to the politicians peers or the electorate. ... The Republic of India, the second most populous country and one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is considered as a major power and a potential superpower. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Pratibha Patil (Marathi: प्रतिभा पाटील) (born December 19, 1934) is the 13th and current President of India. ... Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. ... The President of India (Hindi: Rashtrapati) is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ...

Candidates

Official candidates

On June 14, Pratibha Patil, the governor of the state of Rajasthan, was declared by UPA as its candidate for the election. The Left and other allies of UPA such as BSP and DMK announced their support on Patil's candidature. The move came as a surprise as Patil's name was not mentioned among the probables by UPA so far. is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pratibha Patil (Marathi: प्रतिभा पाटील) (born December 19, 1934) is the 13th and current President of India. ... // http://www. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. ... DMK redirects here. ...

Supported unofficially by the NDA, the current Vice President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination as an independent candidate on June 25, 2007. ^[3] The Vice-President of India is second behind the President in the Executive branch of the Government of India. ... Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. ...

People who were considered

Amidst lot of speculation by various party leaders and media, a lot of names were tossed around as being probable or desired persons for holding the premier post. The incumbent Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was not favored by many, especially the Left parties^[4] to receive a renewed term. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India), usually referred to as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is the President of India. ...

Initially Shivraj Patil and Pranab Mukherjee (both sitting cabinet ministers) emerged as the frontrunners^[5] for the candidature. Other names which did the rounds in the UPA camp include Sushil Kumar Shinde and Karan Singh. Pranab Mukherjee was stated to be too critical at his current responsibility to stand for the Presidential elections and the Left parties opposed the candidature of Shivaraj Patil, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Karan Singh.^[6] Shivraj Patil outside the Indian Parliament Shri Shivraj V. Patil (born October 12, 1935) is the Union Minister of Home Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government. ... Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee (born December 11, 1935, West Bengal, India) is the Defence minister of India in the Manmohan Singh government. ... The abbreviation UPA has several meanings: United Productions of America, USA-based animation studio Ukrayinska Povstanska Armia (Ukrainian Insurgent Army), a Ukrainian nationalist partisan organization during and after the World War II Uralic Phonetic Alphabet United Progressive Alliance A political coalition ruling India, as of 2005 University Preparatory Academy of... Sushilkumar Shinde Sushilkumar Shinde (born September 4, 1941, Sholapur, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. ... Karan Singh (1931- ) is an Indian politician, author and diplomat. ...

On the other hand, the NDA stated that it would support Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in case he decides to contest as an independent candidate.^[7]. The National Democratic Alliance is a name used by at least two groups India - National Democratic Alliance (India) Iraq - National Democratic Alliance (Iraq) Sudan - National Democratic Alliance (Sudan) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. ...

Other probables such as N.R. Narayana Murthy who received significant media hype did not appear to have gathered any support from any of the sides. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister and who could have been NDA's probable candidate^[8] denied his desire to become the next president.^[9] Narayana Murthy at annual general meeting of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian industrialist, software engineer and the founder of Infosys Technologies. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , IPA: ) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India, briefly in 1996, and again from March 19, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ...

On June 18, a set of parties with allegiance neither with UPA or NDA viz AIADMK, TDP, SP formed an alliance called United National Progressive Alliance and announced their support for a second term for the incumbent, Abdul Kalam.^[10]On June 20 a delegation of UNPA met Dr. Kalam with a request to contest the presidential elections, to which he replied that he is willing to contest only if there is a certainty of winning and that he is willing to wait for a few days for this certainty.^[11] He however soon announced he would not run. is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is a regional political party in India. ... Telugu Desam Party (Telugu :తెలుగు దేశం Party for Telugu Land and people) or TDP is a regional political party in Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Samajwadi Party flag Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party) is a political party in India. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... United National Progressive Alliance is a grouping of eight political parties in India who are neither in UPA nor in NDA or in Indian left. ...

On July 14, 2007, J. Jayalalitha announced that the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) has unanimously decided to abstain from presidential polls. ^[12] However, the Election Commission of India held that the UNPA cannot ask its legislators to abstain from voting quoting Article 171 C of the Constitution. ^[13] is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Jayalalitha Jayalalithaa Jayaram or J.Jayalalithaa (born February 24, 1948, Mysore) is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (since March 2, 2002). ... United National Progressive Alliance is a grouping of eight political parties in India who are neither in UPA nor in NDA or in Indian left. ... The Election Commission of India is a constitutional body created to hold free and fair elections in India. ...

Process

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Hence the internal process for the election involved lobbying by parties for their respective candidates. UPA, the ruling coalition and NDA, the major opposition coalition hence hold the key to the nomination and support gathering. Another key player in the final decision was the Left parties, which agreed to support the UPA candidate under certain conditions for nomination^[4]. Mayawati, the newly elected chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India, was also said to be a significant factor in the final election.^[15] United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition in India. ... The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated CPI(M) or CPM) is a political party in India. ... Mayawati (born January 15, 1956) is an Indian politician, and the Chief Minister (incumbent) of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...

Electoral College

Value of votes of elected members of the state legislative assemblies and both houses of parliament were decided as per provisions of article 55(2) of the Constitution of India. The details of number of voters and votes for this presidential election are given below.^[16] The Constitution of India lays down the framework on which Indian polity is run. ...

• Presidential elections in India involve proportional representation from respective states. The number of votes assigned to a particular voter from state assembly is decided as follows.
  
  

As per this calculation following are the number of votes for respective states.
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• Total Members of Parliament- Lok Sabha (543) + Rajya Sabha (233) = 776

Value of each vote = 549474/776 = 708

Total value of votes of Parliament = 549408

• Total number of electors = MLAs + MPs = 4896
• Total number of votes = 1098882

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Results

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References

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External links

• Election Commission of India Official Site
• President of India Official Site