2002 Indian vice presidential election

The 2002 Indian vice presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly vacated post of the vice president of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th vice president of India.^[1] Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred. Sekhawat got nearly 60% of votes, which was lowest among any winning candidates.

2002 Indian vice presidential election

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Nominee Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Sushil Kumar Shinde Party BJP INC Alliance NDA INC Alliance Home state Rajasthan Maharashtra Electoral vote 454 305 Percentage 59.82% 40.18%

Vice President before election Vacant, last held by Krishan Kant JD Elected Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP

Candidates

• 
  Leader of Opposition of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly^[2]
  Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
• 
  Member of Lok Sabha for Solapur
  Sushil Kumar Shinde

Results

Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 2002^[1][3]

	Candidate	Party	Electoral Votes	% of Votes
	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat	BJP	454	59.82
	Sushil Kumar Shinde	INC	305	40.18
Total			759	100.00
Valid Votes			759	99.09
Invalid Votes			7	0.91
Turnout			766	96.96
Abstentions			24	3.04
Electors			790

See also

• 2002 Indian presidential election