Presidential election live updates | Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs Shiv Charan Goel and Bhavna Gaur, and BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht were early voters
Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday. Polling began at 10 a.m. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. The voting process would conclude at 5 p.m.
Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in the election, but nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of Legislative Councils are not. Besides Room number 63 on the first floor of Parliament House, which has been converted into a polling station, voting is simultaneously taking place at various State assemblies.
In the national capital, voting is also underway at the Delhi legislative Assembly. Counting of votes will be held on July 21.
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Polling began for the presidential elections on the Rajasthan Assembly premises here at 10 a.m. on Monday, with State Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot among early voters.
The State Government’s chief whip in the Assembly, Mahesh Joshi, also reached there to cast his vote.
Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said the polling will continue till 5 p.m. - PTI