An election petition challenging an election can be presented only before the Supreme Court by any candidate or at least 10 electors joined as petitioners.
The time table for the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President was made statutory. It was provided that the last date for making nominations shall be the 14th day after the publication of the notification calling the election, the scrutiny will be on the day following such last date for filing nominations, the last date for withdrawal of candidatures will be the second day following the date of scrutiny and the date of poll, if necessary, shall be not earlier than the fifteenth day after the last date for withdrawal of candidatures.
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Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1974
^Background material regarding fourteenth election to the office of the Vice-President, 2012, Election Commission of India
January 01, 1970
1974, indian, vice, presidential, election, held, august, 1974, jatti, defeated, opponent, niral, enem, horo, become, fifth, vice, president, india, 1969, august, 1974, 1979, nominee, basappa, danappa, jatti, niral, enem, horo, party, jharkhand, party, home, s. The 1974 Indian vice presidential election was held on 27 August 1974 B D Jatti defeated his opponent Niral Enem Horo to become the fifth vice president of India 1 1974 Indian vice presidential election 1969 27 August 1974 1979 Nominee Basappa Danappa Jatti Niral Enem Horo Party INC Jharkhand Party Home state Karnataka Jharkhand Electoral vote 521 141 Percentage 78 70 21 30 Vice President before election Gopal Swarup Pathak Independent Elected Vice President Basappa Danappa Jatti INC There were some changes in the law regarding vice presidential elections as follows The nomination paper of a vice presidential candidate shall be subscribed by at least 5 electors as proposers and 5 electors as seconders The security deposit was changed to Rs 2 500 An election petition challenging an election can be presented only before the Supreme Court by any candidate or at least 10 electors joined as petitioners The time table for the elections to the offices of the President and Vice President was made statutory It was provided that the last date for making nominations shall be the 14th day after the publication of the notification calling the election the scrutiny will be on the day following such last date for filing nominations the last date for withdrawal of candidatures will be the second day following the date of scrutiny and the date of poll if necessary shall be not earlier than the fifteenth day after the last date for withdrawal of candidatures Result editResult of the Indian vice presidential election 1974 Candidate Party Electoral Votes of Votes B D Jatti INC 521 78 70 Niral Enem Horo Jharkhand Party 141 21 30 Total 662 100 00 Valid Votes 662 98 51 Invalid Votes 10 1 49 Turnout 672 87 61 Abstentions 95 12 39 Electors 767See also edit1974 Indian presidential electionReferences edit Background material regarding fourteenth election to the office of the Vice President 2012 Election Commission of India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 Indian vice presidential election amp oldid 1185671144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
