Indian presidential election 1974 Tags: Election.The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on August 17 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from Assam with 765587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri from West Bengal who got 189196 votes. thumbnail start date 1974-08-17 title Indian presidential election 1974 Learn more... Loading...