Amidst much speculation by various party leaders and media, a lot of names were tossed around as being probable or desired persons for holding the post.
Initially Shivraj Patil and Pranab Mukherjee (both sitting cabinet ministers) emerged as the frontrunners[2] 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.[3]
On the other hand, the NDA stated that it would support Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in case he decides to contest as an independent candidate.[4]
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, a former prime minister who would have been NDA's probable candidate[5] denied his desire to become the next president.[6]
On 18 June, a set of parties with allegiance neither to UPA or NDA—All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Samajwadi Party (SP)—formed an alliance called the United National Progressive Alliance and announced their support for a second term for the incumbent, Abdul Kalam. On 20 June a delegation of United National Progressive Alliance (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.[7] However, he soon announced he would not run.
On 14 July 2007, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Leader of Opposition) J. Jayalalitha announced that the UNPA unanimously decided to abstain from the presidential polls. However, the Election Commission of India held that the UNPA cannot ask its legislators to abstain from voting, quoting Section 171 C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Figures are based upon and Rajya Sabha. Figure on Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats do not take into consideration splits, mergers, defections, expulsions and by-elections after general elections have been held.
Know Pratibha Patil
Know Pratibha Patil is part of the political campaign launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the presidential election of 2007. It consists of a website and a PDF booklet (titled "Presidential Election 2007"), created by the BJP under the banner of Project India. Both contain the party's allegation in the form of a compilation of articles from various media. While announcing the website at a press conference, the BJP party general secretary Arun Jaitley also distributed a printed form of the booklet and described it as a compilation of articles / editorials from newspapers on the Presidential contest.[8][9]
The stated objective of the site is to "educate the people about Pratibha Patil, the nominee of UPA and Indian left for Indian presidential election scheduled on 19 July 2007". To support this, the website consists of various sections like 'Cartoon,' 'Pratibhaspeak' and 'UPA Doublespeak' and includes links to video clippings and articles that refer to the various allegations levelled against Pratibha Patil.
The website declares :
Even though the people do not elect the Rashtrapati, they have a vital stake in the Presidential poll since the winner will become head of the Republic of India. They have a right to know whether the likely winner is worthy of becoming the Head of State of the world's largest democracy. The need to know whether the person embodies, as far as possible, the lofty ideals enshrined in the Constitution of India, of which he or she will be the custodian, or he/she will be a rubber stamp of those who have catapulted him/her to the high Office.
BJP leader Arun Jaitley talking to news-persons called the website a "campaign to provide an informed choice to the electorate (the electoral college)". "The voter has a right to the information about the candidate he is voting for. This effort is intended for an informed choice of the electorate," Jaitley said.[10]
Arun Jaitley did not respond when asked what would happen to the right of information when people are "informed" only about one of the two presidential candidates. He said the website would vanish after 21 July, when the presidential election result will be out.
However, the website can still be viewed via archive.org[11]
An INC spokesperson commented:
The exercise is futile and aimed at denigrating the office of President and maligning an individual.... There is a frustrated section in the BJP, a queer combination of the senile and juvenile that was denigrating institutions.[12]
BJP division
The Times of India BJP leaders had initially looked divided over supporting this campaign against Pratibha Patil. Party chief Rajnath Singh seemed reluctant to be drawn into a "personal attack" while senior party leader L. K. Advani spoke at length on the "pliant President" issue at the party's national executive last month.[10] Daily News and Analysis also reported on the apparent differences among senior leaders on this campaign and had this quote:
"Rajnath Singh has virtually dissociated himself from all this. Nor has there been any statement so far by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attacking Patil," a party functionary said.[13]
Source: . NDTV.com. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
References
^Indian MPs vote for new president. BBC News. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
^Press Trust of India (14 June 2007). . Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
^. The Times of India. India. 6 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011.
^. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
^"I have no desire to be the President: Vajpayee - Express India". archive.ph. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^. Hindustan Times. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^BJP divided over campaign against Patil "Bid to malign her, says Congress" DNA. 11 July 2007
External links
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This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Election Commission of India held indirect 13th 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 meant that Pratibha Patil became the first female President of India 2007 Indian presidential election 2002 19 July 2007 2012 Nominee Pratibha Patil Bhairon Singh ShekhawatParty INC BJPAlliance UPA NDAHome state Maharashtra RajasthanElectoral vote 638 116 331 306States carried 21 NCT PY 7Percentage 65 8 34 2 President before electionA P J Abdul KalamIndependent Elected President Pratibha PatilINC Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Official candidates 1 2 Potential candidates 2 Process 3 Know Pratibha Patil 3 1 BJP division 4 Results 5 References 6 External linksCandidates EditOfficial candidates Edit Vice PresidentBhairon Singh Shekhawat Governor of RajasthanPratibha PatilOn 14 June 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 the United Progressive Alliance UPA such as Bahujan Samaj Party BSP and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK announced their support on Patil s candidature Shiv Sena an ally of the National Democratic Alliance NDA also supported Patil s candidature The move came as a surprise as Patil s name was not mentioned among the probables by UPA so far Supported unofficially by the NDA the then Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination as an independent candidate on 25 June 2007 Potential candidates Edit PresidentA P J Abdul Kalam Minister of Home AffairsShivraj Patil Minister of External AffairsPranab Mukherjee Minister of PowerSushil Kumar Shinde Member of Rajya SabhaKaran Singh Former CEO of InfosysN R Narayana MurthyAmidst much speculation by various party leaders and media a lot of names were tossed around as being probable or desired persons for holding the post Initially Shivraj Patil and Pranab Mukherjee both sitting cabinet ministers emerged as the frontrunners 2 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 3 On the other hand the NDA stated that it would support Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in case he decides to contest as an independent candidate 4 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 a former prime minister who would have been NDA s probable candidate 5 denied his desire to become the next president 6 On 18 June a set of parties with allegiance neither to UPA or NDA All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK Telugu Desam Party TDP and Samajwadi Party SP formed an alliance called the United National Progressive Alliance and announced their support for a second term for the incumbent Abdul Kalam On 20 June a delegation of United National Progressive Alliance 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 7 However he soon announced he would not run On 14 July 2007 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition J Jayalalitha announced that the UNPA unanimously decided to abstain from the presidential polls However the Election Commission of India held that the UNPA cannot ask its legislators to abstain from voting quoting Section 171 C of the Indian Penal Code IPC Process EditFurther information President of India Election of the President As per the electoral calculation following were the number of votes for respective political parties Electoral College India Name of party Combined value of voteIndian National Congress 281 015Bharatiya Janata Party 253 269Communist Party of India Marxist 81 722Bahujan Samaj Party 62 862Samajwadi Party 58 403Rashtriya Janata Dal 32 727Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 29 752Janata Dal United 27 057Nationalist Congress Party 23 788Shiv Sena 22 178Biju Janata Dal 19 709All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 19 280Communist Party of India 15 130Telugu Desam Party 14 744Shiromani Akali Dal 13 356Janata Dal Secular 11 956Pattali Makkal Katchi 8 156Trinamool Congress 8 070Telangana Rashtra Samithi 7 388All India Forward Bloc 7 365Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 7 128Revolutionary Socialist Party 6 360Rashtriya Lok Dal 4 912Asom Gana Parishad 4 908Lok Jan Shakti Party 4 742Jammu amp Kashmir National Conference 4 140Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 904Indian National Lok Dal 2 940Jammu amp Kashmir People s Democratic Party 2 568Indian Union Muslim League 2 480Sikkim Democratic Front 1 633Nagaland People s Front 1 587Mizo National Front 1 584Kerala Congress 1 316All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen 1 300Assam United Democratic Front 1 160Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Liberation 1 041Republican Party of India Athvale 883Swatantra Bharat Paksh 883Kerala Congress Mani 760Samata Party 717Bharatiya Navshakti Party 708Indian Federal Democratic Party 708National Loktantrik Party 708Samajwadi Janata Party Rashtriya 708Jan Surajya Shakti 700West Bengal Socialist Party 604Gorkhaland National Liberation Front 453Rashtriya Parivartan Dal 416Gondvana Ganatantra Party 393United Goans Democratic Party 372All Jharkhand Students Union 352Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 352Peasants and Workers Party of India 350Orissa Gana Parishad 298Janata Party 296Jammu amp Kashmir National Panthers Party 288Rashtriya Samanta Dal 262Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress 208Bharatiya Janshakti Party 208Jan Morcha 208Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party 208Uttar Pradesh United Democratic Front 208Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 192Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 176Jharkhand Party 176Akhil Bharitiya Sena 175Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha 175Akhil Jan Vikas Party 173Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra 156United Democratic Party 153Congress Secular 152Democratic Indira Congress Karunakaran 152Indian National League 152JSS 152Kerala Congress Balakrishna 152Kerala Congress Secular 152Democratic Socialist Party 151Jharkhand Party Naren 151Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha 131Kannada Nadu Party 131Republican Party of India 131Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch 129Asom Gana Parishad Pragatishel 116Autonomous State Demand Committee 116Loko Sanmilon 116Manipur People s Party 90Democratic Movement 72Jammu amp Kashmir Awami League 72Meghalaya Democratic Party 68National People s Party 54Himachal Vikas Congress 51Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 51Nationalist Democratic Movement 45Pondicherry Munnetra Congress 48Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 40Save Goa Front 40Hill State People s Democratic Party 34Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement 34Mizoram People s Conference 24Arunachal Congress 16Zoram Nationalist Party 16Hmar People s Convention 8Maraland Democratic Front 8Independents 32 202Figures are based upon Wayback Machine and Rajya Sabha Figure on Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats do not take into consideration splits mergers defections expulsions and by elections after general elections have been held Know Pratibha Patil EditKnow Pratibha Patil is part of the political campaign launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP for the presidential election of 2007 It consists of a website and a PDF booklet titled Presidential Election 2007 created by the BJP under the banner of Project India Both contain the party s allegation in the form of a compilation of articles from various media While announcing the website at a press conference the BJP party general secretary Arun Jaitley also distributed a printed form of the booklet and described it as a compilation of articles editorials from newspapers on the Presidential contest 8 9 The stated objective of the site is to educate the people about Pratibha Patil the nominee of UPA and Indian left for Indian presidential election scheduled on 19 July 2007 To support this the website consists of various sections like Cartoon Pratibhaspeak and UPA Doublespeak and includes links to video clippings and articles that refer to the various allegations levelled against Pratibha Patil The website declares Even though the people do not elect the Rashtrapati they have a vital stake in the Presidential poll since the winner will become head of the Republic of India They have a right to know whether the likely winner is worthy of becoming the Head of State of the world s largest democracy The need to know whether the person embodies as far as possible the lofty ideals enshrined in the Constitution of India of which he or she will be the custodian or he she will be a rubber stamp of those who have catapulted him her to the high Office BJP leader Arun Jaitley talking to news persons called the website a campaign to provide an informed choice to the electorate the electoral college The voter has a right to the information about the candidate he is voting for This effort is intended for an informed choice of the electorate Jaitley said 10 Arun Jaitley did not respond when asked what would happen to the right of information when people are informed only about one of the two presidential candidates He said the website would vanish after 21 July when the presidential election result will be out However the website can still be viewed via archive org 11 An INC spokesperson commented The exercise is futile and aimed at denigrating the office of President and maligning an individual There is a frustrated section in the BJP a queer combination of the senile and juvenile that was denigrating institutions 12 BJP division Edit The Times of India BJP leaders had initially looked divided over supporting this campaign against Pratibha Patil Party chief Rajnath Singh seemed reluctant to be drawn into a personal attack while senior party leader L K Advani spoke at length on the pliant President issue at the party s national executive last month 10 Daily News and Analysis also reported on the apparent differences among senior leaders on this campaign and had this quote Rajnath Singh has virtually dissociated himself from all this Nor has there been any statement so far by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attacking Patil a party functionary said 13 Results Edit MPs MLAs TotalPratibha Patil 312 936 325 180 638 116Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 164 256 167 050 331 306Source India gets first woman president NDTV com 21 July 2007 Archived from the original on 17 August 2007 Retrieved 21 July 2007 References Edit Indian MPs vote for new president BBC News Retrieved on 19 July 2007 NDTV com Presidential race UPA narrows down to Pranab Patil Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 7 June 2007 Press Trust of India 14 June 2007 Pratibha Patil is UPA Left nominee for Prez poll Archived from the original on 18 April 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2007 Prez polls Shekhawat can contest as independent The Times of India India 6 June 2007 Archived from the original on 12 September 2011 NDTV com Mamta propose Vajpayee as President Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 7 June 2007 I have no desire to be the President Vajpayee Express India archive ph 31 July 2012 Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2021 Kalam surprises Third Front by his changed stance Hindustan Times 20 June 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2021 BJP creates website on Pratibha Patil The Hindu 11 July 2007 BJP launches website against Pratibha Sahara Samay 10 July 2007 Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Know Patil better BJP puts up website Know Patil better BJP puts up website Times of India 11 July 2007 Know Pratibha Patil Archived from the original on 15 July 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2021 Bid to malign her says Congress The Hindu 11 July 2007 BJP divided over campaign against Patil Bid to malign her says Congress DNA 11 July 2007External links EditElection Commission of India Official Site President of India Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Indian presidential election amp oldid 1112852692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
