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Which one of the following was elected President of India unopposed?

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the only President of India elected unopposed, in 1977; he had lost the 1969 presidential election to V.V. Giri. Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr S.…

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Which one of the following was elected President of India unopposed?

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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy is the only President of India elected unopposed, in 1977; he had lost the 1969 presidential election to V.V. Giri. Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr S. Radhakrishnan and Dr K.R. Narayanan all won contested elections, Prasad twice (1952 and 1957).

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