Indian vice-presidential election, 2002

The Indian vice presidential election, 2002 was held in 2002 to elect Vice President of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th Vice President of India.^[1]

Candidates

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  Leader of Opposition of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly^[1]
  Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
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  Member of Lok Sabha for Solapur
  Sushil Kumar Shinde

1. ^ "Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat". vicepresidentofindia.nic.in. Vice President of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved May 26, 2016.

Results

 Result of the Indian vice presidential election, 2002^[1][2]

	Candidate	Party	Electoral Votes	% of Votes
	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat	BJP	454	59.82%
	Sushil Kumar Shinde	Congress	305	40.18%
	Total		759	100%

References

1. BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012, ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
2. "Shekhawat is Vice-President, 22 MPs didn't cast vote". The Tribune. August 12, 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2016.

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