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Presidential election results: Droupadi Murmu creates history, becomes first Tribal woman President of India

The voting ended at 5 pm at the Parliament House and at designated places in the capitals of all states besides the UTs of Puducherry and Delhi on Monday.

New Delhi: NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha after the end of the first round of counting of votes which started at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Murmu secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 as against Sinha who secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600. “Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 & Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600. A total of 15 votes were invalid. These are figures for Parliament (votes), please wait for the next announcement,” said PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha.

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# Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 & Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600. A total of 15 votes were invalid. These are figures for Parliament (votes), please wait for next announcement: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha

# People celebrate in Rairangpur, the native village of NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu.

# Here is what students have to say:

Rairangpur: People prepare laddu ahead of the counting of votes for the Presidential election, in Rairangpur on Wednesday. NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu resides in Rairangpur.

# Counting of votes underway

The voting ended at 5 pm at the Parliament House and at designated places in the capitals of all states besides the UTs of Puducherry and Delhi on Monday.

Out of 736 electors comprising 727 MPs and nine MLAs permitted by the Election Commission to vote at the Parliament house, 728 (719 MPs and nine MLAs) cast their votes. The total turnout at Parliament House was 98.91 per cent.

Arrangements were made to bring back the polled ballot boxes from states to Parliament House by July 19.

Droupadi Murmu - Yashwant Sinha

Meanwhile, people belonging to the native place of NDA candidate Murmu, Rairangpur in Odisha, have made sweets anticipating her victory in the contest against Yashwant Sinha, the Opposition candidate.

The people of her native place have also planned a victory procession and tribal dance on Thursday.

Droupadi Murmu -- Prez candidate

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also planned to begin celebrating in more than one lakh tribal villages as soon as the results are announced, sources said on July 14.

The BJP workers have been instructed to begin the celebration after the announcement of the victory of Murmu all over the country, especially among the tribal community in more than one lakh villages across the country.

According to sources, the BJP high command has instructed the office bearers and workers that the BJP will celebrate the victory of Droupadi Murmu in every part of the country. BJP is preparing to celebrate in about 15,000 Mandals.

As soon as Murmu’s victory is announced, instructions have been given to put up hoardings and posters of Droupadi Murmu in these tribal villages.

#Assam CM’s take on Droupadi Murmur

# The proposal of Droupadi Murmu’s name as the presidential candidate by the NDA has been met with support across the party lines… I am sure that her tenure would be very successful: BJP President JP Nadda

#Prez poll: Droupadi Murmu widens gap over Yashwant Sinha after second round of counting

Droupadi Murmur after the second round is leading the contest with the Opposition candidate Yashwant Singh with a margin of 812 votes.

# Celebrations underway at Odisha’s Rairangpur village, the native place of NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is leading with 1,349 votes & inching closer to victory.

#17 MPs have cross-voted in the Presidential elections, in favour of NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu: Sources

#  3rd round | States covered are K’taka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha & Punjab. In this round, total valid votes 1,333. Total value of valid votes is 1,65,664. Droupadi Murmu got 812 votes, Yashwant Sinha 521 votes: PC Mody, Secy Gen, RS

#NDA Presidential candidate #DroupadiMurmu crosses the 50% mark of total valid votes at the end of the third round of counting; set to become the President of the country.

# 3rd round | States covered are K’taka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha & Punjab. In this round, total valid votes 1,333. Total value of valid votes is 1,65,664. Droupadi Murmu got 812 votes, Yashwant Sinha 521 votes: PC Mody, Secy Gen, RS

# Defence Min Rajnath Singh congratulates #DroupadiMurmu on being elected the President. “She has been active in working for welfare of villages, poor, deprived. Rising amidst them she has reached highest constitutional post today. This is the proof of power of India’s democracy”

# I heartily congratulate #DroupadiMurmu on her victory in Presidential Election 2022. I hope—indeed,every Indian hopes—that as 15th President she functions as Custodian of Constitution without fear or favour. I join fellow countrymen in extending best wishes to her: Yashwant Sinha

# Opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha congratulates NDA’s candidate #DroupadiMurmu on being elected the President of the country. “…I hope that as the 15th President of India she functions as the Custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour..,” he states.

# Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets and congratulates #DroupadiMurmu on being elected as the new President of the country. BJP national president JP Nadda is also present. Visuals from her residence.

# Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi tries her hands on a drum, after NDA’s candidate #DroupadiMurmu got elected as the President of India

# Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets and congratulates #DroupadiMurmu on being elected as the new President of the country. BJP national president JP Nadda is also present. Visuals from her residence in Delhi.

# Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma states that NDA’s #DroupadiMurmu “polled 104 votes compared to NDA’s original strength of 79 in the 126 member Assam Assembly. 2 absent,” after she was elected as the President of India.

# Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind congratulates #DrouapdiMurmu on being elected as the new President of the country.

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