| Election Name: | 1974 Indian presidential election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Indian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1969 |
| Next Election: | 1977 Indian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
| Election Date: | 17 August 1974 |
| Image1: | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Home State1: | Assam |
| Electoral Vote1: | 754,113 |
| Percentage1: | 79.94% |
| Nominee2: | Tridib Chaudhuri |
| Party2: | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| Home State2: | West Bengal |
| Electoral Vote2: | 189,196 |
| Percentage2: | 20.06% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
The Election Commission of India held indirect sixth presidential elections of India on 17 August 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.
During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 July 1974.[1]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 30 July 1974 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 31 July 1974 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 2 August 1974 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 17 August 1974 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | 20 August 1974 | |
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[2] [3]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 754,113 |
| Tridib Chaudhuri | 189,196 |
| Total | 943,309 |