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Shankar Dayal Sharma (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈʃəŋkəɾ d̪əˈjaːl ˈʃəɾmaː] ⓘ; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 8th President of India from 1992 to 1997.
Shankar Dayal Sharma (25 Jul. 1992 – 25 Jul. 1997) 4 years, 337 days Former diplomat and former union minister. Elected as the ninth vice president in 1992 defeating his rival candidate Kaka Joginder Singh. First Dalit vice president of India. Resigned from the vice presidency in 1997 after being elected as the President.
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) Madhya Pradesh: 3 April 1986 2 September 1987: 1 year, 152 days Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh – Justice S. K. Desai Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (1928–2011) (Acting) Maharashtra: 3 September 1987 2 November 1987 60 days Judge of Bombay High Court (continued) R ...
Shankar Dayal Sharma: 9 Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) Madhya Pradesh: Vice President of India. Governor of Maharashtra. 25 July 1992 25 July 1997 5 years M. H. Kania: 1992: K. R. Narayanan: 10 K. R. Narayanan (1920–2005) Kerala: Vice President of India: 25 July 1997 25 July 2002 5 years J. S. Verma: 1997: Krishan Kant: 11 A. P. J. Abdul ...
This presidential election, saw many candidates competing for the presidency, due to the divide nationally for power. The top two candidates were, Shankar Dayal Sharma, put forth by Indian National Congress and George Gilbert Swell, member of Rajya Sabha, from Meghalaya, as the Independent candidate supported by the BJP and National Front.
Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was sworn in as the first (and the only) Chief Minister of the state on 20 March 1952. He was the youngest Chief Minister in India at the time.
There were 27 candidates who filed their nominations. The Returning Officer rejected the nomination of 26 of them after scrutiny, deeming that only the nomination of Shankar Dayal Sharma was valid. Since he was now the only candidate left, Shankar Dayal Sharma was declared as elected unopposed to the office of the Vice-President on 25 April 1952.
Shankar Dayal Sharma: Ninth President of India: 26 December 1999 Karma Bhumi (Land of Duty) Devi Lal: Sixth Deputy Prime Minister of India: 6 April 2001 Sangharsh Sthal (Place of Struggle) P. V. Narasimha Rao: Ninth Prime Minister of India: 23 December 2004 Gyan Bhumi (Land of Knowledge) K. R. Narayanan: Tenth President of India: 9 November ...