Indian presidential Election, 1974 - wikipedia Indian presidential Election, 1974 Indian presidential election, 1974 ← 1969 August 17, 1974 1977 → Nominee Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Tridib Chaudhuri Party INC RSP Home state Delhi West Bengal Electoral vote 754,113 189,196 Percentage 79.9 % 20.1 % President before election Varahagiri Venkata Giri Independent Elected President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed INC The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on August 17, 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. Electoral change During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies. Results Source : Web archive of Election Commission of India website Candidate Electoral Values Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 754,113 Tridib Chaudhuri 189,196 Total 943,309 References Jump up ^ http://164.100.47.5/presidentelection/6th.pdf Election Commission of India Jump up ^ http://www.aol.in/news-story/the-indian-president-past-winners-and-losers/2007061905199019000001 AOL news ( Past and present Presidential Results ) Presidential elections in India 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1977 1982 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_presidential_election,_1974&oldid=821836943 '' Categories : 1974 elections in India Presidential elections in India Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Elections using electoral votes Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Bahasa Indonesia ਪੰਜਾਬੀ தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 22 January 2018, at 22 : 34 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the president in 1974 in india
Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed