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Voting of Presidential elections to end at 5pm today

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 18, 2022 16:26 IST

The voting for presidential elections will end at 5pm today. A total of 615 leaders have cast their votes ...

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The voting for presidential elections will end at 5pm today. A total of 615 leaders have cast their votes in Parliament till 1 pm for the presidential elections. Leaders like Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Arvind Kejriwal and other casted their vote. 

The Presidential polling has begun on Monday. Draupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate, who is contesting against Yashwant Sinha, who is the opposition's choice. The President is elected by members of the Electoral College consisting of elected Members of Parliament and of all the state Assemblies, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Nominated Members of Parliament, state Assemblies, and Members of Legislative Council are not eligible to vote. A total of 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 MLAs will vote in the Presidential elections.

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