Presidential election results LIVE updates: Ram Nath Kovind wins in Andhra, Assam, Arunachal, Bihar
The name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by around 5.00 pm. First, the ballot box of Parliament House were opened, and then, the ballot boxes received from states were being counted on alphabetical basis. No matter which way this election swings, India will have its second Dalit President after KR Narayanan. Before the voting, Opposition nominee Meira Kumar said this election was a battle of ideologies and not caste.
The votes are being counted on four separate tables and there would be eight rounds of counting. An Election Commission official, who has witnessed previous two presidential polls, said usually results are declared around 5 pm. Close to 99 per cent voting was recorded for electing India’s next president
Presidential election results LIVE updates:
2:36 pm: Ram Nath Kovind gets 1,389 votes with value of 479585; Meira Kumar gets 576 with value of 20,4594 after counting in Parliament House, 11 states.
2:14 pm: Ram Nath Kovind gets 60,683 votes, Meira Kumar gets 22,941 votes.
2:13 pm: Counting is over in four states.
2:11 pm: I am not upset, why should I be upset? I am a fighter, I fought for the belief and faith of majority of my countrymen and women: Meira Kumar
2:00 pm: The votes are being counted on four separate tables and there will be eight rounds of counting.
1:10 pm: People at village of NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind celebrate and offer prayers in anticipation of his win.
12:56 pm: Opposition nominee Meira Kumar has been a five-time Member of Parliament. In 2009, she was elected as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha, replacing Somnath Chaterjee.
12:40 pm: 71-year-old Ram Nath Kovind is a farmer’s son who has humble origins. The former Bihar Governor has also served two terms as a member of the Rajya Sabha. He is also a trained lawyer who has appeared at the High Court and Supreme Court.
Presidential election results LIVE updates: Visuals from inside Parliament. (Express Photo)
11:50 am: Presidential elections counting underway. More visuals from Parliament
Presidential election results LIVE updates: Counting is underway in Parliament. (Source: Express Photo)
11:32 am: Visuals from Parliament as counting is underway.
Presidential election results LIVE updates: Visual from inside Parliament as counting of ballots begins.
Presidential election results LIVE updates: Visual from inside Parliament.
11:28 pm: Meira Kumar on Presidential elections: Great belief in ideology I fought for, also believe in inner voice of conscience lets see how much it prevails.
11:21 pm: BSP supremo Mayawati on Presidential elections: “Winning or losing is a different issue. Whoever wins, the good thing is a Scheduled Caste person will be the country’s president. And I think it is a good thing for our movement, the party.”
11:16 am: Presidential election counting: First boxes from Parliament House followed by Andhra and Assam will be opened.
11:05 pm: Counting begins: Suresh Angadi, Ganesh Singh & Gajendra Shekhawat are counting agents of BJP.
11:00 am: Counting of Presidential elections: 4 tables 8 rounds counting.
10:40 am: Counting to begin in 3 minutes. Updates will be given every 2 hours. First update on counting at 1 pm.
10:20 am: Meanwhile, in Kolkata on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeehad thanked all Opposition parties for coming together to support Meira Kumar.
10.05 am: Despite frequent disruptions on Day 3 of the Parliament Monsoon Session, the House debated on mob lynchings and agrarian crisis. We hope Day 4 will be more smooth with rains bringing down the temperatures in Delhi NCR.
9.56 am: No matter which way this election swings, India will have its second Dalit President after KR Narayanan. Before the voting, Opposition nominee Meira Kumar said this election was a battle of ideologies and not caste.
9:45 am: NCP leader Praful Patel said in New Delhi on Wednesday that Ram Nath Kovind will surely win and that there’s no rocket science. “All MPs don’t necessarily vote only according to conscience, they also vote according to party lines, and party lines are divided somewhat on ideology, principles and political positioning,” Patel had said.
9:24 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to vote on Monday morning. He had reached the Parliament House 10 minutes before voting started.
9:02 am: Anoop Mishra, Lok Sabha secretary general, had said on Wednesday that in a large number of states, including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Puducherry, voting was 100 per cent.
8:42 am: There have also been speculations over cross-voting in the Presidential elections. Parties such as NCP have publicly denied any such rumours linked to the them. Party spokesperson Nawab Malik had said on Wednesday that rumours alleging that NCP MPs and MLAs are voting for the NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind are false, adding that they will be voting for Meira Kumar.
8:36 am: Support for Ram Nath Kovind also came from CPI(M)-ruled Tripura, six MLAs of Trinamool Congress and one Congress MLA as they defied their parties and voted in favour of NDA’s candidate. TMC had already sacked the six MLAs from their party.
8:25 am: It is likely that NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind could register an emphatic victory in the Presidential elections today, with over 7 lakh votes in his favour. This is owing largely to a larger support base and cross-voting from some sections.
8:10 am: A total of 4,896 voters — 4,120 MLAs and 776 elected MPs — were eligible to cast their ballot for the Presidential elections. MLCs of states with legislative council are not part of the electoral college. While the value of an MLA’s vote depends on the population of the state he or she belongs to, the value of an MP’s vote remains the same at 708.
8:00 am: NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind has number stacked in his favour over the opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. Thirty two polling stations including the one in Parliament house, were set up in various states for the Presidential elections.
Courtesy : indianexpress
India is all set to get its 14th President as the counting of ballots for the presidential election has finally begun with NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind leading with 60683 votes over opposition’s Meira Kumar, who got 22941 votes in Assam, Arunachal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar. Kovind is expected to win the presidential race against opposition’s nominee Meira Kumar given that the BJP and its allies have a majority in electoral college comprising Members of Parliament and members of legislative assemblies and councils of all states.