| Election Name: | 1982 Indian presidential election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Indian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Next Election: | 1987 Indian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Election Date: | 12 July 1982 |
| Nominee1: | Zail Singh |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| Home State1: | Punjab |
| Electoral Vote1: | 754,113 |
| Percentage1: | 72.73% |
| Nominee2: | Hans Raj Khanna |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Home State2: | Punjab |
| Color2: | 800080 |
| Electoral Vote2: | 282,685 |
| Percentage2: | 27.27% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Before Party: | Janata Party |
| After Election: | Zail Singh |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The Election Commission of India held indirect eighth presidential elections of India on 12 July 1982. Zail Singh with 754,113 votes won over his nearest rival Hans Raj Khanna who got 282,685 votes.[1] Zail Singh was the first and till date only Sikh to be the President of India.
Potential opposition candidates included N. G. Goray former high commissioner to London, and Bhola Paswan Shastri, former Rajya Sabha member.[2]
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 June 1982.[3]
| S.No. | Poll Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Last Date for filing nomination | 23 June 1982 | |
| 2. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 24 June 1982 | |
| 3. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 26 June 1982 | |
| 4. | Date of Poll | 12 July 1982 | |
| 5. | Date of Counting | 15 July 1982 | |
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website[4]
| Candidate | Electoral Values |
|---|---|
| Zail Singh | 754,113 |
| Hans Raj Khanna | 282,685 |
| Total | 1,036,798 |