Presidential poll 2022 results to be announced on 21 July: Know where to get live updates, counting details

New Delhi: The results of the presidential elections will be announced on 21 July. Voting for the elections was held on 18 July. Firstpost  will run a LIVE blog to let its readers know about the latest updates and counting of votes in the race to Raisini Hills from Thursday morning onwards. More than 4,000 MPs and MLAs cast their votes in the poll on 18 July. The total turnout at the Parliament was 99.18 percent. The ruling BJP-led NDA nominated former Jharkhand governor Droupadi Murmu while the joint Opposition fielded former Union minister Yashwant Sinha.  The tenure of incumbent president Ram Nath Kovind will end on 24 July. ****** Must read on the presidential polls _Presidential elections: Parliament records 99.18% turnout as polling ends, Oppn MLAs cross vote in favour of Murmu_ Why Opposition should have avoided putting presidential bet on Yashwant Sinha _Advantage BJP: How Droupadi Murmu’s nomination for President has divided the Opposition_ _In the presidential race, it’s Yashwant Sinha vs Droupadi Murmu: What the numbers reveal_ Opposition picks Yashwant Sinha as presidential candidate: A look at life and career of octogenarian, fierce Modi critic ****** Who supports whom NDA’s Murmu has the support of Odisha’s ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Janata Dal (Secular), Shiromani Akali Dal, both the factions of Shiv Sena and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) also support her. Born and brought up in Odisha, Murmu served as a minister in the state Cabinet. If elected, she will be the first tribal President of India and the country’s second female President after Pratibha Patil. Sinha had resigned from TMC before he was nominated as the Opposition’s candidate for the presidential poll. A former BJP leader, he served as a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He’s backed by Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Aam Aadmi Party, Samajwadi Party, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.