Presidential Election Results 2022 LIVE UPDATES: Droupadi Murmu WINS! PM Narendra Modi says India scripts history
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LIVE UPDATES: President Of India Elections 2022 Results: NDA's Droupadi Murmu crosses is set to become 15th President of India after she the crossed majority mark.
Counting of votes to elect the 15th President of India began on Thursday at 11 AM.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that Droupadi Murmu will make an "outstanding" President and said India has scripted history with a daughter from a tribal community being elected to the top post.
Modi visited Murmu's temporary residence here to congratulate her and said she has emerged as a ray of hope for citizens, especially the poor, the marginalised and the downtrodden.
BJP president J P Nadda also met Murmu to congratulate her.
In a series of tweets, Modi said, "India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!
He congratulated Murmu on being elected to the top Constitutional post.
"Droupadi Murmu Ji's life, her early struggles, her rich service and her exemplary success motivates each and every Indian. She has emerged as a ray of hope for our citizens, especially the poor, marginalised and the downtrodden," he said in tweets.
The prime minister also thanked all MPs and MLAs across party lines who supported her candidature and said her "record victory" augurs well for our democracy.
"Droupadi Murmu Ji has been an outstanding MLA and Minister. She had an excellent tenure as Jharkhand governor. I am certain she will be an outstanding President who will lead from the front and strengthen India's development journey," he said.
In anticipation of her win, celebrations had started at many places as the counting of votes progressed and she inched near the victory mark. BJP members put up banners and posters at several places.
A folk dance group performed outside her residence here while BJP members distributed sweets at many places as Murmu becomes India's first President from the Scheduled Tribes community.
Opposition's Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha congratulates NDA's candidate #DroupadiMurmu on being elected the President of the country. "...I hope that as the 15th President of India she functions as the Custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour..," he states.
NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu crosses majority mark to win president poll
The NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday crossed the 50 per cent mark after the third round of counting to emerge victorious in the poll over her rival Yashwant Sinha.
An official announcement on her win is expected after all votes are counted but she has already got 5,77,777 votes, which is more than the halfway mark of the total valid votes cast in the election on July 18.
Returning Officer P C Mody announced that Murmu has already received over 53 per cent of the total valid votes. Ballots from 10 states and Union territories are being still counted.
In every round of counting so far, she has received more than two-third votes.
Sources said 17 MPs from opposition parties have cross-voted in her support.
So, upto this round, the cumulative total is - total valid votes is 3219 with total value of 8,38,839 of which Droupadi Murmu gets 2161 votes of the value of 5,77,777. Yashwant Sinha gets 1058 votes of the value of 2,61,062: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
NDA's Droupadi Murmu crosses 50 per cent mark to emerge victorious in presidential poll after 3rd round of counting.
3rd round | DETAILS
States covered are K'taka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha & Punjab. In this round, total valid votes 1,333. Total value of valid votes is 1,65,664. Droupadi Murmu got 812 votes, Yashwant Sinha 521 votes: PC Mody, Secy Gen, RS
17 MPs have cross-voted in the Presidential elections, in favour of NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu: Sources
Presidential Election Results 2022 LIVE UPDATES: Droupadi Murmu WINS! BJP-led NDA candidate scores big
Presidential Election Results 2022 LIVE UPDATES: Droupadi Murmu WINS! BJP-led NDA candidate scores big
WATCH | A large crowd gathers outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi in celebration, as NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu gets closer to victory.
NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu consolidates lead after second round of counting
Murmu is inching towards victory and is set to cross the 50 percent-mark soon, as her vote value now reached 4,83,299, while her rival Yashwant Sinha's vote value reached 1,89,876.
Among the states where votes were counted include Andhra Pradesh, where Murmu received almost all the votes, besides Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisharh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand.
While Murmu received votes of 809 MLAs out of a total of 1138 MLAs in 10 states, with a vote count of 1,05,299, Sinha got votes of 329 MLAs with vote count of 44,276, in the second round.
Murmu is inching towards victory and is set to cross the 50 percent-mark soon, as her vote value now reached 4,83,299, while her rival Yashwant Sinha's vote value reached 1,89,876.
The NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday consolidated her lead after the second round of counting by getting nearly 72 per cent votes of the total votes of all MPs and MLAs of 10 states counted so far.
The proposal of Droupadi Murmu's name as the presidential candidate by the NDA has been met with support across the party lines... I am sure that her tenure would be very successful: BJP President JP Nadda
If I include the earlier results of Parliament, the grand total so far is 1,886 valid votes valued at 6,73,175 out of which Droupadi Murmu gets 1,349 votes valued at 4,83,299. Yashwant Sinha gets 537 votes, valued at 1,89,876 so far: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
After 2nd round, where ballot paper of first 10 states alphabetically counted - total valid votes 1138 & their total value 1,49,575.
Out of this, Droupadi Murmu gets 809 votes valued at 1,05,299 & Yashwant Sinha gets 329 votes valued at 44,276: PC Mody, Secretary Gen, Rajya Sabha
Draupadi Murmu leading against Yashwant Sinha after first round of counting(IANS Infographics/Shimran Chatterjee)
Prayagraj: BJP workers in support of NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu celebrate, as she leads during counting of votes to elect the 15th President, in Prayagraj, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (PTI PIC)
The counting for the second round of votes of the MLAs has begun, officials said.
Going by the strength of the parties who officially extended support to Murmu, she is estimated to have got votes of five to six more MPs. As many as 538 MPs of various parties had extended their support to Murmu ahead of the election, but a few of them did not vote.
On the other hand, Sinha's total vote value stood at 1,45,600, which is 27.81 per cent of the total valid votes.
With each MP having a vote value of 700 in this presidential election, Murmu received a total of 5,23,600 votes which is 72.19 per cent of the total valid MP votes, indicating some cross-voting in her favour, officials said.
Murmu leads after first round of counting
- The NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading with 540 of the 748 votes of the MPs, while Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha has received 208 votes after the first round of counting, Returning Officer P C Mody said on Thursday.
-Votes of 15 MPs were declared invalid, he said, adding that all the votes of MPs have been counted.
-Eight MPs did not vote in the presidential election, Mody said.
Presidential polls result: Droupadi Murmu leads against Yashwant Sinha after end of first round of counting
Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 and Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600. These are figures for Parliament (votes)
PM Narendra Modi is hosting a farewell dinner for outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind tomorrow 5:30 pm onwards at Hotel Ashoka in Delhi.
These are figures for Parliament (votes), please wait for next announcement: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
A total of 15 votes were invalid: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 & Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha
Polling for the presidential election was held on Monday at 31 locations, including the Parliament House and 30 centres within state legislative assemblies.
With ballot boxes from all states having reached the Parliament House, poll officials are ready for the counting in room number 63, the strongroom of Parliament where the boxes are guarded round-the- clock.
Ruling NDA's Murmu and Opposition's Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in the favour of Murmu, who, if elected, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
Counting of votes for the presidential election will begin at 11am at the Parliament House here. It is likely to end by the evening.
Apart from BJP president Nadda, a large number of party leaders and workers from Delhi and other parts of the country will participate in it, said a senior Delhi BJP functionary.
The roadshow will conclude at Rajpath after passing through Ashoka Road, Patel Chowk and Rafi Marg.
The party also plans to celebrate an anticipated "landmark victory" of NDA's nominee Droupadi Murmu, the first tribal to be elected on the post of President of India, across the country, particularly in tribal pockets, sources said.
The party also plans to celebrate an anticipated "landmark victory" of NDA's nominee Droupadi Murmu, the first tribal to be elected on the post of President of India, across the country, particularly in tribal pockets, sources said.
A mega "Abhinandan Yatra" to be led by BJP chief J P Nadda and attended by thousands of leaders and workers has been planned by the party after counting of votes for presidential poll, on Thursday evening, Delhi BJP leaders said.
Delhi: BJP plans 'Abhinandan Yatra' led by Nadda after counting of votes for presidential poll
More than 99 per cent polling was reported. A total of 4,809 electors -- 776 MPs and 4,033 elected MLAs -- are entitled to vote in the presidential election, but the nominated MPs and MLAs and the members of the legislative council are not.
Voting for the presidential poll was held on July 18 at 31 places, including all the state assemblies and Parliament.
Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody, who is the chief returning officer for the poll, will oversee the counting and the results are likely to be declared by the evening.
Mody will first brief reporters about the trends after the votes of the MPs are counted and then again, after the votes of 10 states are counted.
The process of counting the votes started at 11 am in room number 63 in Parliament House, where the ballot boxes brought from all the state assemblies were kept.
Counting of votes for the presidential election started here on Thursday to decide on incumbent Ram Nath Kovind's successor.
The NDA candidate has also been supported by BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and JMM.
Lawmakers across the country exercised their franchise on Monday to elect the 15th president of the country, with the contest between Murmu and Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha.
There is enthusiasm among the people as for the first time, someone from the state is tipped to occupy the country's topmost constitutional post.
Several organisations have planned mass feats as people from rural areas are likely to throng Rairangpur town in Mayurbhanj district from noon.
"We are preparing 20,000 laddus and have put up 100 banners congratulating Murmu, who has her house in our town," local BJP leader Tapan Mahanta said.
Folk artistes and tribal dancers rehearsed their performances and are ready to hit the streets as soon as the results are declared. They are waiting with bated breath to witness the first tribal woman president of the country.
Various local organisations such as traders' bodies, bar associations, and religious and educational institutions, and even government officials are waiting with palpable enthusiasm to congratulate the "daughter of the soil".
Hoardings have already come up in this sleepy town congratulating "Odisha's daughter" Droupadi Murmu on a victory that the locals believe is within the grasp of the NDA nominee even as counting is to start for the Presidential polls.
Rairangpur gears up to celebrate Presidential poll results
- Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody is the returning officer for the Presidential election.
- Only counting officers, officials deployed to assist the Rajya Sabha Secretary General, candidates and one authorised representative of each candidate, observers appointed by the Election Commission and media persons with valid passes will be allowed entry into the counting hall.
- The immediate precincts of Room Number 63 have been declared as sanitised and "silent zone".
- The counting will take place in Room No 63 in Parliament House and the result will be declared immediately after the counting.
Country to know who will be 15th President of India on Thursday as counting begins at 11 AM
Kovind's tenure is ending on July 24 and the new president will take oath on July 25.
Ruling NDA's Droupadi Murmu and Opposition's Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in favour of Murmu, who, if elected, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
India on Thursday will know who will succeed incumbent Ram Nath Kovind to become the country's 15th President, as counting of votes for the presidential election begins at 11am at the Parliament House here.
India on Thursday will know who will succeed incumbent Ram Nath Kovind to become the country's 15th President, as counting of votes for the presidential election begins at 11am at the Parliament House.
Ruling NDA's Droupadi Murmu and Opposition's Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in favour of Murmu, who, if elected, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
Kovind's tenure is ending on July 24 and the new president will take oath on July 25.
India on Thursday will know who will succeed incumbent Ram Nath Kovind to become the country's 15th President, as counting of votes for the presidential election begins at 11am at the Parliament House.
Ruling NDA's Droupadi Murmu and Opposition's Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in favour of Murmu, who, if elected, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
Kovind's tenure is ending on July 24 and the new president will take oath on July 25.
Country to know who will be 15th President of India on Thursday as counting begins at 11 AM
The polling for the presidential election was held between 10 am to 5 pm Monday at 31 locations including the Parliament house and 30 centres within state legislative assemblies.
Elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in this election, therefore voting also takes place in state legislative assemblies, but votes are counted in the national capital.
The counting of votes will begin on July 21 morning to decide who will be the 15th President of India.
With this, polled material from all 30 stations including Delhi legislative assembly had reached the parliament house.
'Mr Ballot Box' carrying votes cast by the lawmakers in the presidential election in all states and Union territories reached the strongroom of Parliament on Tuesday evening.
The counting of votes is scheduled for July 21.
The Election Commission said polling was held between 10 am to 5 pm Monday at 31 locations including the Parliament house and 30 centres within state legislative assemblies.
Elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in presidential elections, therefore voting takes place in the Parliament house and state legislative assemblies.
According to the EC, each ballot box is issued an e-ticket under the name Mr Ballot Box.
Ballot boxes from Himachal Pradesh are likely to be brought by road.
The ballot boxes from states which do not have direct flights will arrive by Tuesday evening.
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 box from Telangana was shown being taken to a strong room in Hyderabad before it started its journey to the national capital on Tuesday.
The Election Commission posted photographs of the sealed ballot boxes onboard flights accompanied by the respective AROs.
'Mr Ballot Box' occupied the front row seat in the aircraft escorted under the watchful gaze of the Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) of their respective states.
The ballot box from the Delhi Legislative Assembly had reached the strong room late Monday night while ballot boxes from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam and Rajasthan were brought here by separate commercial flights.
'Mr Ballot Box' carrying votes cast by the lawmakers in Monday's presidential election in states and Union territories, began their special journey back to the national capital soon after the closing hours of the polling process.
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Several legislators say they cross-voted in favour of Murmu
Several legislators in states on Monday said they have cross-voted in favour of NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu by not following their party line in the presidential election.
Voting concludes in presidential election, total turnout at Parliament 98.90%
Earlier, the officer had said that six MPs did not cast their vote, but the figure was revised to eight after recompilation of the data.
Briefing reporters after the voting, Returning Officer Mody said out of 736 electors comprising 727 MPs and nine MLAs permitted by the Election Commission to vote at the Parliament house, 728 (719 MPs and nine MLAs) cast their votes.
Going by the stand taken by various parties, NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is set to win the poll against joint Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha.
Voting also took place in state assemblies across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi cast their votes at the parliament house.
Voting for the presidential poll ended on Monday with the 98.90 per cent of the electors permitted to vote in the parliament house exercising their franchise, Returning Officer PC Mody said.
Voting concludes in presidential election, total turnout at Parliament 98.90%
Seeking to maintain secrecy of voting, the EC issued a specially designed pen with violet ink to enable voters mark their ballot papers.
Murmu, who at 64 could be among the youngest presidents of India, did not speak today but said on Sunday that tribals and women are delighted over her nomination.
"There are around 10 crore tribals with more 700 communities, and all are delighted with my nomination," she was quoted as saying at a gathering of NDA MPs.
According to the Election Commission's directions, while MPs get a green ballot paper, the MLAs get a pink ballot paper. The separate colours help the returning officer ascertain the value of vote of each MLA and MP.
These preferences for the candidates are to be marked by the elector, by placing the figures 1,2,3, 4, 5 and so on, against the names of the candidates in the order of preference in column 2 of the ballot paper.
In accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote, every elector can mark as many preferences as there are candidates contesting the election.
The value of vote of an MLA varies in different states. In Uttar Pradesh, the value is 208, followed by 176 in Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu. In Maharashtra, it is 175. In Sikkim, the value of vote per MLA is seven, while it is nine in Nagaland and eight in Mizoram.
The value of the vote of an MP has gone down to 700 from 708 in this presidential poll due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
The system of secret ballot is followed in the presidential election, and parties cannot issue whips to their MPs and MLAs with regard to voting.
The votes will be counted on July 21 and the next president will take oath on July 25.
As polling gathered pace for a race in which the end result is seemingly clear, Sinha appealed to parliamentarians and legislators to listen to their "inner voice" and support him.
While MPs filed into Parliament's Room No 63 that had been converted into a polling station to cast their vote, MLAs headed to state assemblies. Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in the election, but nominated MPs and MLAs, and Members of Legislative Council are not.
With the BJP's dominance and support from regional parties such as the BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds and she is set to become the first tribal leader and second woman to occupy the top constitutional post.
MPs and MLAs across the country voted on Monday to elect India's 15th president, choosing between opposition pick Yashwant Sinha and NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu who is favoured to win the battle to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The voting process would conclude at 5 pm.
Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint Opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began at 10 am and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote followed by BJP President JP Nadda.
Total 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 MLAs will vote in the Presidential elections. Total value of votes is 10,86,431. Value of votes of MLAs is 5,43,231 and MPs are 5,43,200.
Nine MLAs will be voting in the Parliament House while about 42 MPs will cast their vote in various Legislative Assemblies. Four MLAs from Uttar Pradesh will cast their vote in Parliament, one each from Haryana, Odisha and Assam and two from Tripura.
The nominated members of either Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha or Legislative Assemblies of the States are not eligible to be included in the Electoral College and therefore, they are not entitled to participate in the election. Similarly, members of the Legislative Councils are also not electors for the Presidential election.
The President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States, including National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Polling started at 10 a.m. at booths set up inside Parliament and state Assemblies where MPs and MLAs were casting their votes. Secretary General, Rajya Sabha is the Returning Officer for this election.
Polling for President election started on Monday in Parliament and respective state Assemblies to elect the next President of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his votes at a polling booth in Parliament House. The ruling BJP-led NDA has fielded Draupadi Murmu as its candidate while opposition has fielded former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha as their joint candidate.
Polling for President election started on Monday in Parliament and respective state Assemblies to elect the next President of the country.
Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in the election, but nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of Legislative Councils are not.
The system of secret ballot is followed in the presidential election, and parties cannot issue whips to their MPs and MLAs with regard to voting.
The value of the vote of a Member of Parliament has gone down to 700 from 708 in this presidential poll due to the absence of a legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
The value of vote of an MLA varies in different states. In Uttar Pradesh, the value of vote of each MLA stands at 208, followed by 176 in Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu. In Maharashtra, it is 175. In Sikkim, the value of vote per MLA is seven, while it is nine in Nagaland and eight in Mizoram.
In accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote, every elector can mark as many preferences, as there are candidates contesting the election.
These preferences for the candidates are to be marked by the elector, by placing the figures 1,2,3, 4, 5 and so on, against the names of the candidates, in the order of preference, in the space provided in column 2 of the ballot paper.
Separate colours help the returning officer ascertain the value of vote of each MLA and MP.
According to Election Commission's directions, while MPs will get a green-coloured ballot paper, the MLAs will get a pink ballot paper to cast their vote.
Seeking to maintain secrecy of voting, the EC has issued a specially designed pen with violet ink to enable voters mark their ballot papers in the presidential poll.
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