Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 9: The Election Commission will announce the dates for the Presidential elections at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The poll panel will hold a news conference to announce the election dates.
Notably, the five-year term of President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 25. Members of the electoral college, which includes elected members of both houses of Parliament as well as elected members of legislative assemblies from all states, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry, elect the president.
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, as well as state legislative legislatures, are not eligible to be included in the electoral college, and hence are not allowed to vote in the election.
Members of the legislative councils, therefore, are not eligible to vote in the presidential election.
In 2017, presidential elections were held on July 17 and the counting took place on July 20.
