Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah were among the first to cast their votes to elect the 14th President of India. A total of 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs cast their votes on Monday. The fight is between NDA’s nominee and former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition’s candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Watch out this space for all the live updates on the Presidential election 2017.
- Voting for presidential election 2017 has ended
- The fight was between NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition’s pick Meira Kumar
- The results will be announced on 20 July
- A total of 4,896 lawmakers voted to elect Pranab Mukherjee’s successor
- PM Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath cast their votes around 10:20 am
- Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul cast their votes around 1 pm
Almost 99% Voting in Presidential Polls
Close to 99 percent voting was recorded today for electing India's 14th president, the returning officer for the poll announced saying it was perhaps the highest-ever percentage.
The numbers are stacked in favour of the ruling coalition’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind over the opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar.
Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Uttarakhand and Puducherry recorded 100 percent voting.
In Parliament House, the voting percentage was 99 percent, said Mishra.
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Voting For Presidential Polls Ends
The voting for presidential elections has ended. The results will be announced on 20 July.
Modi Walks up to Opposition Leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday walked up to senior opposition leaders in the Lok Sabha to greet them as the House met on the opening day of the monsoon session while voting was underway for the keenly- contested presidential election in the parliament complex.
Just before the proceedings began, Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar greeted leaders from various parties in the opposition benches including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah.
The Congress-led opposition's nominee Meira Kumar is pitted against NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind.
The results will be declared on 20 July in New Delhi.