The counting of votes will take place at Parliament House on July 21 and the next President will take oath on July 25.
New Delhi: Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will cast their votes on Monday(July 18) to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha.
The voting will take place in Parliament House and state legislative assemblies for which ballot boxes have already reached their destinations.
The counting of votes will take place at Parliament House on July 21 and the next President will take oath on July 25.
The electoral college which elects the president through the system of proportional representation comprises elected MPs and members of state legislative assemblies. Nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of legislative councils are not eligible to vote in these polls.
The electoral college which elects the president through the system of proportional representation comprises elected MPs and members of state legislative assemblies. Nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of legislative councils are not entitled to vote in this election.
Backed by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party, its allies, and several non-NDA parties, Droupadi Murmu is enjoying a clear edge in the polls. With regional parties like the BJD, YSRCP, Mayawati’s BSP, AIADMK, TDP, JD(S), Shiromani Akali Dal, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s JMM supporting her, Murmu’s vote share is expected to reach more than 60 percent. If elected, she will become the first woman from the tribal community to occupy the highest constitutional post.
On the other hand, the opposition’s choice Yashwant Sinha has the backing of the Congress, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, Mamta Banerjee Led Trinamool Congress, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, Tejasvi Yadav’s RJD, CPI, CPI(M), TRS, DMK, Assadudin Owasi led AIMIM, Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference, Jayant Yadav led RLD and a few other smaller parties. However, he will likely fall far short of the numbers needed to get to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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