President election 2022: PM Modi casts ballot at Parliament - Watch

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the early MPs to cast his vote on Monday morning for the Presidential election at Parliament House in New Delhi. "Voted in the 2022 Presidential elections," he tweeted along with a picture.

Draupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate, who is contesting against Yashwant Sinha, supported by the Opposition parties. The Rajya Sabha`s Secretary General is the Returning Officer for this election.

"The NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu is going to win this election with a record vote and with a huge margin," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.Assemblies and Members of Legislative Council are not eligible to vote.

#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi votes to elect new President, in Delhi#PresidentialElection pic.twitter.com/pm9fstL46T

— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2022

A total of 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 MLAs will vote in the Presidential elections. The total value of votes is 10,86,431, of which votes of MLAs are 5,43,231 and MPs are 5,43,200.

If Murmu wins, she will become the country's first tribal President and by far the youngest President India ever had.

As per the schedule, counting will take place on July 21. The term of outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind will end on July 24 and India's new President will take oath on July 25.