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Presidential polls 2022 LIVE: Voting is currently underway to elect 15th president of India Presidential elections 2022: Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs voted on Monday (July 18, 2022) to elect India's 15th President. The polling, which began at 10 am at the Parliament House and state legislative assemblies, continued till 5 pm. Out of a total of 4,796 electors in the list of the electoral college for the Presidential Poll, over 99% cast their votes.
According to the Election Commission of India, 100% voting by MLAs was reported from Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, MP, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu.
The results will be announced on July 21 and the next President will take oath on July 25 as President Ram Nath Kovind's tenure comes to an end on July 24.
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National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Draupadi Murmu has a clear edge over the Opposition's Yashwant Sinha. Draupadi Murmu is most likely to become the first woman from the tribal community to occupy the top constitutional post as her vote share is expected to reach nearly two-thirds with the support of regional parties such as BJD, YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK, TDP, JD(S), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and JMM.
Out of a total of 10,86,431 votes, the NDA nominee has over 6.67 lakh votes.
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