What is 1957 Indian presidential election?
{{no sources|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 1957 Indian presidential election | country = India | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1952 Indian presidential election | previous_year = 1952 | next_election = 1962 Indian presidential election | next_year = 1962 | election_date = May 6, 1957 | image1 = Food Minister Rajendra Prasad during a radio broadcast in Dec 1947 cropped.jpg | nominee1 = '''[[Rajendra Prasad]]''' | party1 = Independent (politician) | home_state1 = [[Bihar]] | electoral_vote1 = 459,698 | image2 = No image.svg | nominee2 = [[Chowdhry Hari Ram]] | party2 = Independent (politician) | home_state2 = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] | electoral_vote2 = 2,672 | title = President | before_election = [[Rajendra Prasad]] | before_party = Independent (politician) | after_election = [[Rajendra Prasad]] | after_party = Independent (politician) }} The Election Commission of India held indirect 2nd presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his rivals Chowdhry Hari Ramwho got 2,672 votes and Nagendra Narayan Das who got 2,000 votes. Rajendra Prasad, has been the only person, to have won and served two terms, as President of India. [[Category:1950s in India]] [[Category:1957]] [[Category:Presidential elections in India]] {{asia-stub}}