Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today voted in the presidential election. Additionally, MPs have lined up in the parliament to cast their ballots for India’s 15th president. State legislators, who make up the electoral college, vote from their respective state assemblies.
Daruapadi Murmu, the NDA candidate, is predicted to win with ease, becoming the nation’s first tribal leader. She is also expected to become the youngest president of India to date at the age of 64. Given that a number of regional parties have also endorsed Murmu’s candidacy, she is predicted to receive about 62% of the vote overall.
On July 21, the ballots will be counted, and on July 25, the new President will take the oath of office. The main rival to Murmu is former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha.
Members of Parliament will cast their ballots inside a polling place that has been set up on the grounds of the Parliament. The Returning Officer for elections is the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha.
