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President Poll: Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh cast vote
President Election

President Poll: Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh cast vote

| @indiablooms | 18 Jul 2022, 02:52 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday cast their votes in Parliament House to elect the next President of India. Singh was on a wheelchair since he is ailing.

Polling was underway in Parliament and state assemblies. Several state chief ministers, including UP CM Yogi Adityanath and WB CM Mamata Banerjee, were seen casting their votes.

The polling began at 10 am with Modi being among the first leaders to vote. Chief Ministers from several states and MLAs also voted.

Rajya Sabha Secretary General and Chief Returning Officer for the Presidential polls, PC Mody said out of 736 electors comprising 727 Members of Parliament (MPs) and nine Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) who ECI permitted to vote at Parliament House, New Delhi, 730 electors - 721 MPs and nine MLAs cast their vote before the closure of poll.

"The total elector turnout at Parliament House was 99.18 per cent," he said.

The voting process concluded at 5 pm.

The counting of votes will take place in Parliament on July 21.

More than 4,800 MPs and MLAs will choose the next President.

The NDA's Droupadi Murmu is considered most likely to win.

The opposition nominee is Yashwant Sinha.

NDA candidate Murmu is likely to get around 60 per cent of votes as several non-NDA partners have also extended support to her.

She has over 6.67 lakh votes after the support of various regional parties out of a total of 10,86,431 votes.

Once elected, Murmu will be the first tribal to occupy the highest post. Besides, she will be the first President born post independence.
Sinha is being supported by the Congress, NCP, AAP, AITC, CPI, CPI(M), SP, NC, DMK, AIMIM, RJD and AIUDF.

The new President will take oath to succeed Ram Nath Kovind on July 25.

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