 "Presidential Election 2017: 30 of 32 members of Sikkim Assembly vote in polls")
Gangtok: Thirty out of the 32 MLAs of Sikkim cast their votes on Monday at the legislative assembly to elect the next president of the country. Presiding officer LM Pradhan said that two MLAs could not cast their votes due to unavoidable circumstances. Voting by the 30 MLAs accounted for 93.75 percent of the votes, chief electoral officer, Tenzing Gelek and joint chief electoral officer Urvashi Poudyal said.
#PresidentialPoll2017 after casting vote in favour of #Kovind ji. Parliament Of India. pic.twitter.com/VOtGXwMG7B
— PD Rai (@PremDasRai) July 17, 2017
Earlier, the house observed two-minute silence as a mark of respect for the former chief minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari, who died in Delhi on Sunday.
MPs Self and Hishey paying last respects to Bhandarijiu. Full honours n send off at Sikkim House Delhi. MHA JS n other well wishers joined. pic.twitter.com/XWHzXO9Q9o
— PD Rai (@PremDasRai) July 17, 2017
They also offered condolences to the bereaved family.
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