The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on 2 May 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes (83.81%) over his nearest rival K. T. Shah who got 92,827 votes (15.3%).
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 April 1952.
Source: Web archive of Election Commission of India website