1997 Indian vice presidential election

The 1997 Indian vice presidential election was held on 16 August 1997 to elect the vice president of India. Krishan Kant defeated Surjit Singh Barnala to become tenth vice president of India. At the time of the election, VP office was vacant since the incumbent, K. R. Narayanan, had already inaugurated as President following his victory in the presidential election.

1997 Indian vice presidential election

16 August 1997

Nominee Krishan Kant Surjit Singh Barnala Party JD SAD Alliance United Front (India) Home state Punjab Punjab Electoral vote 441 273 Percentage 61.76% 38.24%

Vice President before election Vacant, last held by K. R. Narayanan INC Elected Vice President Krishan Kant JD

Candidates

• 
  Former Governor of Tamil Nadu
  Krishan Kant
• 
  Former Chief Minister of Punjab
  Surjit Singh Barnala

Results

Result of the Indian vice-presidential election, 1997

	Candidate	Party	Electoral Votes	% of Votes
	Krishan Kant	Janata Dal	441	61.76
	Surjit Singh Barnala	SAD	273	38.24
Total			714	100.00
Valid Votes			714	93.95
Invalid Votes			46	6.05
Turnout			760	96.20
Abstentions			30	3.80
Electors			790

See also

• 1997 Indian presidential election