Presidential Election 2022: Voting concludes to elect India's 15th president, results on July 21

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• 18 Jul 2022, 05:04 PM

  Voting of MLAs completed for Presidential election in Delhi Assembly. 68 members voted in the 70-member Assembly. Mustafabad MLA Haji Yunus is on Haj pilgrimage, while Minister Satyendra Jain is in jail, due to which both of them could not cast their votes.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 05:03 PM

  Manipur CM N Biren Singh shows a victory sign after casting his vote for the Presidential elections in Imphal. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 04:28 PM

  Former Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam casts his vote for the Presidential polls in PPE kit as he is suffering from Covid-19.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 04:21 PM

  Another opposition meeting will be held today at 6 pm, at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar to discuss the Vice-Presidential polls. Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva will also attend the meeting, as per the ANI report. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 04:11 PM

  Bihar State Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad, who met with an accident a month ago arrived at the state assembly on a stretcher to cast his vote.  Not only Bihar's deputy but former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday arrived in Parliament to cast his vote for the presidential poll in a wheelchair.  Singh is unwell after he tested positive for Covid last year, and has been away from the limelight since then.

  Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav also came to cast his vote in a wheelchair accompanied by his brother Ram Gopal Yadav. Yadav is also unwell for a long time and has been in and out of the hospital in the last year.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 04:00 PM

  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives at the State Assembly in Kolkata to cast her vote. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 03:56 PM

  BJP leader Nisith Pramanik and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav were issued fresh ballots after they could not cast their votes properly in the first attempt in the presidential poll being held Monday. Yadav arrived in Parliament in a wheelchair, but faltered while casting his vote, and was given another chance to do so, sources said.

   

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 03:52 PM

  Union Minister and BJP MP Dharmendra Pradhan casts his vote in the Parliament for the Presidential polls.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 03:40 PM

  Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, and Mallikarjun Kharge cast their votes for the Presidential polls.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 03:31 PM

  Akali Dal MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali announced on a Facebook video that he is boycotting the presidential election and will not vote for either Droupadi Murmu or Yashwant Sinha.

  Ayali refuses to vote for congress as he blames them for the 1984 Sikh genocide, operation Bluestar.  For BJP candidate Droupadi Murmu, he said that the Sikh community was not consulted before nomination. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 01:48 PM

  Odisha Congress MLA cross votes for Droupadi Murmu

  I am a Congress MLA but I have voted for NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. It’s my personal decision as I’ve listened to my heart which guided me to do something for the soil and that’s why voted for her: Odisha Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim

   

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 12:51 PM

  Can never support someone who called Netaji ISI agent: Shivpal Yadav on Yashwant Sinha

  The one (Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha) who called Netaji (SP's Mulayam S Yadav) ISI agent, we can never support him. Hardcore SP leaders, those who follow Netaji's principles will never support a candidate who levelled such allegations: Shivpal Singh Yadav

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 12:34 PM

  Murmu winning presidential polls with massive number of votes: OP Rajbhar

  The route towards Delhi goes via Lucknow. Droupadi Murmu is winning the polls with a massive number of votes, said SBSP chief OP Rajbhar after casting his vote for the Presidential polls

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 12:00 PM

  Presidential polls different from any political election: Aaditya Thackeray

  Maharashtra | In today's Presidential election, Shiv Sena is supporting Draupadi Murmu. We believe that Presidential polls are different from any political election. It's the highest post & vote should be cast for a suitable candidate. So, we took this decision: Aaditya Thackeray pic.twitter.com/oAY2K14lKh

  — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2022

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 10:52 AM

  Droupadi Murmu would win by large margin: Bihar Deputy CM

  NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu would win by a large margin to become the President of India. There has been a sense of joy in this country. The tribal community of India never had an opportunity to hold this position before: Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 10:24 AM

  Union Minister Anurag Thakur casts his vote in Parliament

  Delhi | Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur casts his vote in the election being held for the post of President of India, in Parliament pic.twitter.com/EGPLZBOGdZ

  — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2022

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 10:15 AM

  PM Narendra Modi votes to elect new President

   

  #WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi votes to elect new President, in Delhi#PresidentialElection pic.twitter.com/pm9fstL46T

  — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2022

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 10:13 AM

  PM Modi, UP CM Adityanath cast their vote

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cast his vote to elect the 15th President of India. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also cast his vote for the presidential elections. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 09:31 AM

  New President and Vice President will begin guiding nation: PM Modi

   

  This Session is also important because elections for the office of President & Vice President are taking place right now. Voting (for the Presidential election) is taking place today. During this period, the new President and Vice President will begin guiding the nation: PM Modi

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 09:30 AM

  JP Nadda calls for election for 'People's President'

  Smt Draupadi Murmu’s candidacy for the highest office is a defining moment for India & the most glorious moment in our quest for social justice & transformation. This is an election for the “People’s President”: JP Nadda.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 07:13 AM

  Murmu's choice a masterstroke by BJP

  The choice of Droupadi Murmu – a tribal leader from Odisha and a former Jharkhand Governor – is seen as a masterstroke by the BJP, drawing support not only of Hemant Soren-led JMM, Naveen Patnaik-led BJD and Shiv Sena. 

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 06:38 AM

  NDA's Droupadi Murmu has over 6.67 lakh votes

  The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee now has over 6.67 lakh votes after the support of various regional parties, out of a total of 10,86,431 votes.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 06:37 AM

  EC issues specially designed pen with violent ink

  Seeking to maintain secrecy of voting, the Election Commission has issued a specially designed pen with violet ink to enable voters mark their ballot papers in the presidential poll.

  
• 18 Jul 2022, 06:35 AM

  MPs to get green-coloured ballot paper, MLAs to get pink paper

  According to Election Commission's directions, while MPs will get a green-coloured ballot paper, the MLAs will get a pink ballot paper to cast vote. Separate colours help the returning officer ascertain the value of vote of each MLA and MP.