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Droupadi Murmu to take oath as 15th President of India today

On 22 July, the former Jharkhand governor Murmu registered a historic win over her rival Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential election, becoming the first woman tribal candidate and the second woman in the country to occupy the highest office in the country

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President on Monday followed by 21 gun salute

Murmu, 64, scripted history on Thursday after defeating Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha in a one-sided contest

Gujarat: Congress launches inquiry into cross-voting in presidential election

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's candidate Draupadi Murmu, who won the election, got 121 votes from Gujarat, 10 more than the BJP's strength of 111 in the state Assembly

Many TMC MLAs, MPs voted for Droupadi Murmu: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Of the 291 MLAs who voted, 216 were cast in favour of Opposition presidential nominee Yashwant Sinha, while 71 votes were cast in favour of Murmu and four votes were declared invalid

Off-centre | The best of times for BJP, the worst of times for Opposition

While a lady from a disadvantaged, tribal background has become India’s youngest President, the noose is being tightened around the president of India’s oldest and once most powerful political party

Presidential polls: Election Commission to issue certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu on Friday

Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming India's first tribal President in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha

Presidential Polls results: Massive cross-voting for Droupadi Murmu exposes Opposition's unity

TMC, one of the largest Opposition parties in Parliament, said it was not consulted by the Congress before Alva was announced as the UPA’s vice president pick

Presidential poll 2022 results: Droupadi Murmu scripts history, becomes India's first tribal woman president

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

Presidential poll 2022 results LIVE: Droupadi Murmu scripts history, becomes India's first tribal woman president

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

Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha for President: How will the votes be counted?

The counting of the votes will begin at 11 am in Parliament House and it is expected that Droupadi Murmu will get more votes than the Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha