VP Naidu meets Murmu, congratulates her on being elected President

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday visited Droupadi Murmu's temporary residence here and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu meets President-elect Droupadi Murmu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu meets President-elect Droupadi Murmu (Photo: ANI)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2022 | 12:09 PM IST

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday visited Droupadi Murmu's temporary residence here and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India.

Visitors continued to stream in to meet Murmu and congratulate her on being elected to the top constitutional post.

Vice President Naidu met Murmu and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India, a tweet by his office said.

The meeting lasted for 15 minutes, sources said.

Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming India's first tribal President in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.

The 64-year-old won by an overwhelming margin against Sinha after receiving over 64 per cent valid votes in a day-long counting of ballots of MPs and MLAs, comprising the electoral college, to succeed Ram Nath Kovind.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :Droupadi MurmuPresidential pollPresident electionM Venkaiah NaiduIndian President

First Published: Jul 22 2022 | 12:09 PM IST

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