Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha: Voting for presidential elections today

The polling for the presidential elections 2022 will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in the Parliament and state legislative assemblies

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Yashwant Sinha (left), Droupadi Murmu (right)

BS Web Team New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2022 | 7:19 AM IST

Nearly 4,800 MPs and MLAs will vote on Monday to choose the 15th President of India as the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind will end on July 24. National Democratic Alliance's Droupadi Murmu and Opposition's joint candidate Yashwant Sinha are the main candidates in the fray for the presidential poll. The polling will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in the Parliament and state legislative assemblies.

The counting of votes will take place on July 21, Thursday, and the next President will swear in on July 25.

NDA's Murmu, former governor of Jharkhand, has

Topics : Yashwant Sinha Droupadi Murmu Presidential polls Presidential elections Narendra Modi BJP Indian National Congress Parliament Ram Nath Kovind President of India

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