Presidential election- Draupadi Murmu elected with huge votes
PM Modi said – India has written history
Murmu got votes worth 6 lakh 76 thousand 803
New Delhi. NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu has created history by being elected the first tribal woman President of the Republic of India in the 75th year of independence. Murmu got a total of 6 lakh 76 thousand 803 votes, while the same opposition candidate Yaswant Sinha got 3 lakh 80 thousand 177 votes. Cross voted in favor of NDA candidate.
PM Modi said – India has created history
As soon as Murmu crossed the required number of votes for victory, congratulations started pouring in. Prime Minister Narendra Modi first congratulated Murom by visiting his residence and tweeted that when 1.3 billion Indians are celebrating the Amrit Festival of Independence, then a daughter of a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India is our President. is made. PM Modi said that India has created history and Murmu’s life is an inspiration.
Veterans including Yashwant Sinha congratulated – Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha congratulated Murmu and said that he hopes that as the 15th President, she will play the role of the guardian of the Constitution without fear and favour.
From BJP President JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, all the leaders of the country congratulated the newly elected President Murmu on this historic victory.
BJP Celebrates – With Murmu crossing the mark of securing more than 50 per cent votes required to win, the BJP began a massive celebration of his victory. From the capital Delhi to Murmu’s state Odisha and his village, party leaders and workers everywhere put full emphasis to make this historic political moment memorable.
The final counting of votes for the fourth round was held in the Parliament House Complex. After which it was announced that Murmu was elected. In which Murmu got total votes worth 6 lakh 76 thousand 803 while the opposition candidate Yaswant Sinha got votes worth 3 lakh 80 thousand 177. Elected President Murmu will now take oath as the country’s next President on July 25 in the Central Hall of Parliament House. The term of the current President Ram Nath Kovind is ending on July 24 midnight.
The split in the opposition parties during the election campaign resulted in Murmu getting more votes than the NDA and the total number of parties supporting him. Murmu garnered more than two-thirds of the total votes and Sinha could not even bag all the opposition votes. It is known that in the elections held on July 18 for the 15th President of the country, MPs and MLAs exercised their franchise. This was the 16th presidential election in the country in which 98.9 percent of the 4,796 MPs and MLAs who were included in the voter list had cast their votes. In many states, the legislators of opposition parties had voted in favor of Murmu irrespective of the party line. It is said that eight MPs were absent from voting. Sources said 17 MPs from opposition parties have cross-voted in support of Murmu.
