SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN POLITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The only President of India who was elected unopposed is?
A
V. V. Giri
B
S.Radhakrishnan
C
Zakir Hussain
D
N. S. Reddy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reddy was elected unopposed, the only President to be elected thus, after being unanimously supported by all political parties including the opposition Congress party. At 64, he was the youngest person to be elected President of India until Droupadi Murmu was elected President in 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -President of India On his election, Giri became the only president to have also been an acting president and the only person to be elected president as an independent candidate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507, 400 votes (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92, 827 votes (15.3%).

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