Presidential elections 2022 results: Murmu defeated joint Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha to become the 15th president of India. She will succeed Ram Nath Kovind whose term ends on 24 July
Rajnath Singh congratulates Droupadi Murmu
Yashwant Sinha congratulates Droupadi Murmu
Murmu scripts history, crosses majority mark as 3rd round of voting concludes
Murmu got 812 votes while Yashwant Sinha secured 521 votes in the third round of counting.
Celebrations in Murmu’s ancestral village
Celebrations outside BJP HQ as Murmu inches closer to victory
Murmu’s tenure will be very successful: BJP chief JP Nadda
“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,” Nadda said.
Murmu going to win by a huge margin: Assam CM
“Droupadi Murmu is going to win by a huge margin. India is going to get its first-ever tribal woman as its President. This is a historic moment for the people of India,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Murmu maintains lead over Sinha in second round of counting
Delhi: Folk artists perform tribal dance to celebrate Murmu’s leads
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan joins folk artists to celebrate Murmu’s leads
PM Modi to host farewell dinner for outgoing president Ram Nath Kovind
PM Narendra Modi will host a farewell dinner for outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind at 5:30 pm at Hotel Ashoka in New Delhi on Friday. Kovind’s tenure will end on 24 July.
History will be created: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Murmu
‘Nation is going to create history. The 15th President will be officially announced shortly. Nobody has any doubt in mind. Daughter of a tribal family coming from a very ordinary house in Odisha, Droupadi Murmu will be elected as the President,’ Pradhan said.
Celebrations at Odisha school founded by Murmu
Murmu leads against Sinha in first round of counting
The NDA candidate secured 540 votes while the joint Opposition candidate received 208 votes.
Counting of MP votes underway
Counting of MP votes’ is underway. It will be followed by the counting of state votes, ANI reported.
Celebrations in Murmu’s ancestral village in Odisha
India set to get first woman tribal president
The numbers are stacked in favour of Murmu. If she wins, Murmu will become India’s first woman tribal president. She will also become the second woman to hold the post after Pratibha Patil.
Counting underway in Parliament
‘Not only tribals, but everyone in the country is going to have a sense of pride in having the first woman tribal President. I have learnt that all prominent tribal leaders will be coming to Delhi to greet the new likely to be President,’ Rijiju told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Murmu’s residence at Uma Shankar Dixit Marg in Delhi at about 2.30 pm, sources told News18.
The counting of votes has started to elect India’s new president
Droupadi Murmu has experienced not only extreme poverty but also immense personal tragedies.
Hectic preparations are on in the Parliament so that the counting of votes for the presidential election happens smoothly.
“There is an atmosphere of happiness here as we’re hopeful that Droupadi Murmu will become the next President of India,” says Tarinisen Tudu, brother of NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.
From a life full of struggles to become the first tribal woman nominated for president, the 64-year-old Droupadi Murmu was born in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district to a family belonging to the Santhal tribe.
Uparbeda, the tribal village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district is set to transform from ignominy to glory as the birthplace of NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu who is all set to win piping Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
The Election Commission said 100% voting by MLAs was reported from Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu.
The counting of votes will take place in room number 63 of the Parliament of India which is also the strongroom for the boxes that arrived from all state capitals and Union Territories having a legislature.
Incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind will end his tenure on 24 July and the new president will take oath on 25 July.
A mega “Abhinandan Yatra” to be led by BJP chief JP 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, according to a PTI report.
The counting of votes will begin at 11 am and after the results are announced the name of the country’s 15th President will be officially known.
The results of the presidential elections will be announced today on 21 July 2022 for which the voting took place on 18 July.