Voting for the Presidential polls concluded on Monday with over 99 per cent of 4,796 eligible electors, including 771 MPs and 4,025 MLAs, taking part in the process. .
After second round of counting, that included ballot papers from first 10 states — alphabetically counted, NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is ahead of Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin. Of the 1,886 valid votes counted so far, Murmu has bagged 1,349, while Sinha got 537. Once the result is announced, the Election Commission officials will meet the winning candidate to give the election certificate.
Going by the support extended by various parties, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu has a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha in this election. If elected, Murmu will become the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country.
Voting for the Presidential polls concluded on Monday with over 99 per cent of 4,796 eligible electors, including 771 MPs and 4,025 MLAs, taking part in the process.
-The Indian Express