Who is president of india 2022

Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate th President of India, the first tribal woman to be elected to the position and the youngest as well. She was declared elected on Thursday after four rounds of counting, although she had crossed the halfway mark after the third round of counting itself, posting an unassailable lead over her rival and the Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha, who conceded the election thereafter. After four rounds of polling, Ms. Murmu received 2,824 votes of 6,76,803 value while Mr. Sinha received 1,877 votes or 3,80,177 value. She received 64.03% of total valid votes polled, much more than what was openly declared in her support and pointing to the fact there had been a lot of cross-voting in Ms. Murmu's favour from the Opposition ranks. Also read | "In my capacity as Returning Officer duly declare that Smt. Droupadi Murmu has been duly elected as President of India," said P.C. Mody, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, who was the designated Returning Officer for the polls. ‘India scripts victory’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to greet Ms. Murmu at her residence in New Delhi after the third round of counting showed that she had crossed the half-way mark. “India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!” tweeted Mr. Modi, adding that...

Presidential Election Result 2022: Bharatiya Janata Party's Droupadi Murmu was elected as the 15th president on Thursday as counting of votes concluded. She defeated the opposition's Yashwant Sinha. With this, Murmu became the first tribal woman and the second woman to hold the position. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker touches sweets to a picture of India's President elect Droupadi Murmu at her temporary residence after she was elected as country's new president in New Delhi.(AFP) Murmu is also the first President to be born after independence and is the youngest to occupy the top post. Murmu, 64, won by an overwhelming margin against Sinha after receiving over 64 per cent valid votes in a day-long counting of ballots of MPs and MLAs, comprising the electoral college, to succeed Ram Nath Kovid to become the country's 15th president. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with party president JP Nadda visited Murmu's residence in Delhi to congratulate the leader. On July 18, all elected MLAs and MPs across the country had voted for Ram Nath Kovind's successor between 10 am to 5 pm across 31 locations including the Parliament House and 30 centres within state legislative assemblies. Of the 736 electors comprising 727 MPs and nine MLAs who were permitted by the Election Commission to vote at Parliament House, 728 electors cast their votes. The total turnout at Parliament House was 98.91 percent. India is set to get its 15th president today as the counting of votes for the...

India’s upcoming presidential election will see the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate Draupadi Murmu take on the opposition’s nominee, Yashwant Sinha. Murmu is expected to win the contest as the BJP and its allies have the numbers to propel her to the top post. Article 62(1) of the Indian Constitution mandates that “an election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of President shall be completed before the expiration of the term.” Current President Ram Nath Kovind’s tenure ends on July 25. The presidential election will be held on July 18. An electoral college comprising of elected members of both houses of parliament, and elected members of legislatures of all of India’s states and union territories, will cast their vote that day. Votes will be counted on July 21, and the new president – India’s 15th—will be sworn in on July 25. In recent weeks, the ruling party and its allies as well as opposition parties have been engaging in hectic discussions to decide on the person they will field in the election. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter N Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter On the opposition’s list were three veteran parliamentarians – Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, and former Governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi. With all three opting out of the race, Sinha, a former BJP leader ...