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This Article is From Jul 19, 2022

Presidential Election 2022 Highlights: Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha's Face Off

Presidential Election: Elections to choose the 15th President of India are being held today -- a race between NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and the opposition's Yashwant Sinha. The counting of votes will be held on July 21 and the new President will take oath on July 25.

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Updated : July 19, 2022 12:08 am IST

The President is elected by the members of the Electoral College

New Delhi:

Elections to choose the 15th President of India are being held today -- a race between NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and the opposition's Yashwant Sinha

The counting of votes will be held on July 21 and the new President will take oath on July 25, under the schedule announced by the Election Commission.

The President is elected by the members of the Electoral College, comprising elected members of both houses of Parliament and legislative assemblies of all states as well as the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Here are the HIGHLIGHTS on the Presidential Election 2022:

Jul 18, 2022 22:05 (IST)
Ballot boxes to start arriving in Delhi tonight, most will be in by Tuesday noon
The ballot boxes used for Monday's presidential election will start reaching the national capital from tonight and a majority of them would be at the Parliament House by Tuesday noon, officials said.

The ballot box from the Delhi Legislative Assembly as well as those from at least four neighbouring states would reach the strong room of Parliament House tonight itself.

An Election Commission functionary said the ballot boxes from state capitals which have direct early morning flights for Delhi would reach here by Tuesday noon.

The ballot boxes from states which do not have direct flights will arrive by Tuesday evening.
Jul 18, 2022 18:01 (IST)
58 of 60 Tripura MLAs cast vote
 Out of the total 60 MLAs of Tripura, 58 cast their vote in the Presidential election here on Monday, Speaker Ratan Chakraborty said.

A legislator of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling BJP-led coalition in the state, and a CPI(M) MLA who was ailing did not exercise their franchise here, he said.

Chief Minister Manik Saha, his deputy Jishnu Dev Verma, leader of opposition Manik Sarkar and others cast their vote in the lobby of the Assembly.

All 36 lawmakers of the BJP and seven out of the eight IPFT legislators voted in the polling which ended at 5 pm.
Jul 18, 2022 15:50 (IST)
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan casts his vote in the Parliament for the Presidential polls

Jul 18, 2022 15:46 (IST)
NCP MLA in Jharkhand votes for Droupadi Murmu, says "went by conscience call"
NCP MLA Kamlesh Singh on Monday took many in the political circle by surprise as he announced that he has voted for NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu.

Ms Murmu, an ex-governor of Jharkhand, is up against former Hazaribag MP Yashwant Sinha, the joint candidate of non-BJP parties, including the Congress, the TMC and the NCP.

Mr Singh said he went by his "conscience call" while exercising his franchise.

According to Assembly sources, 50 of the state's 81 legislators cast their votes for the presidential elections in the Tribunal Hall of the House till 1 pm.

As many as 28 legislators of the NDA, including two of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) Party, reached the Assembly premises in a bus to exercise their franchise.
Jul 18, 2022 15:37 (IST)
Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha: Manmohan Singh, In Wheelchair, Votes In Presidential Election
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in a wheelchair today to vote in the presidential election.
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Jul 18, 2022 15:31 (IST)
Akali MLA Boycotts Presidential Poll, Cites "Sentiments Of Sikh Community"
Even as the election is underway with 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 MLAs voting to elect the 15th President of India, an Akali Dal MLA has broken away from the party's decision to back NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu.

Akali Dal MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali in a Facebook video announced that he is boycotting the election and will not vote for either Droupadi Murmu or Yashwant Sinha, the presidential candidates.
Jul 18, 2022 15:15 (IST)
Mulayam Singh given fresh ballot after first voting attempt fails

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav were issued fresh ballots after they could not cast their votes properly in the first attempt in the presidential poll being held Monday.

Mr Yadav arrived in Parliament in a wheelchair, but faltered while casting his vote, and was given another chance to do so, sources said.
Jul 18, 2022 14:59 (IST)
Voted according to my conscience, says Haryana Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi

Haryana Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who cross-voted in last month's Rajya Sabha polls, on Monday said he has voted according to his conscience in the presidential election too.

Indicating that he had supported NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu rather than the opposition's Yashwant Sinha, Bishnoi said in Delhi, "Like in Rajya Sabha, I have cast my vote in this election too as per my conscience".

When reporters asked about his future course of action, he said, "I will reveal that soon." Before the Rajya Sabha polls too, Bishnoi, the younger son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal, had said he would go by his conscience.
Jul 18, 2022 14:43 (IST)
Congress MLA in Odisha votes for NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu


Jul 18, 2022 14:21 (IST)
P Chidambaram, Farooq Abdullah, Simranjit Singh Mann cast their votes


Jul 18, 2022 14:07 (IST)
Akali Dal MLA Boycotts Presidential Poll

Even as the election is underway with 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 MLAs voting to elect the 15th President of India, an Akali Dal MLA has broken away from the party's decision to back NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu.

Akali Dal MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali in a Facebook video announced that he is boycotting the election and will not vote for either Draupadi Murmu or Yashwant Sinha, the presidential candidates. Read More 
Jul 18, 2022 14:07 (IST)
Union  Minister Amit Shah tweets after casting his vote


Jul 18, 2022 13:37 (IST)
In today's Presidential election, Shiv Sena is supporting Draupadi Murmu. We believe that Presidential polls are different from any political election. It's the highest post & vote should be cast for a suitable candidate. So, we took this decision: Aaditya Thackeray
Jul 18, 2022 13:34 (IST)
119 Assam MLAs cast votes for presidential election

A total of 119 of the 126 Assam MLAs, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, cast their votes for the presidential polls in the assembly on Monday.
Jul 18, 2022 13:18 (IST)
BSP rose above politics to support Droupadi Murmu, says Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati claimed that his party rose above politics to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and urged legislators belonging to weaker sections to vote on the basis of their conscience.
Jul 18, 2022 13:04 (IST)
Explained: Why Droupadi Murmu is expected get more than 60 per cent


Jul 18, 2022 12:50 (IST)
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Convener Arvind Kejriwal casts his vote

Jul 18, 2022 12:42 (IST)
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM today amid voting for Presidential Poll
Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 PM on Monday as the voting for the Presidential election is taking place on Parliament premises.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the House proceedings will resume afterwards.

Prior to this adjournment, Om Birla paid tributes to former United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and former Kenya President Mwai Kibaki. Birla also paid tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe during the session.
Jul 18, 2022 12:34 (IST)
NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu expected to get nearly 62 per cent of total votes.

Jul 18, 2022 12:22 (IST)
Several Chief Ministers Cast Vote
Several Chief Ministers including Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath, Odisha's Naveen Patnaik and Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel, Andhra Pradesh's YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Rajasthan's Ashok Gehlot and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin among others cast their votes on Monday from their respective State Assemblies



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