Presidential Elections
- India
Cross-voting in Presidential poll cause of worry for MP Congress
Bhopal: After NDA’s nominee Droupadi Murmu defeated joint Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential poll held on Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed that many non-BJP MLAs from the…
- Kerala
Lone vote for Murmu from Kerala kicks off debate; BJP expected more
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP may lack elected MPs and MLAs from Kerala but the party’s state unit is on cloud nine over NDA’s Droupadi Murmu possibly receiving one vote in the just concluded…
- India
Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s 15th President
National Democratic Alliance’s candidate Droupadi Murmu is elected as India’s 15th President on Thursday, beating Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha. Murmu is the first person from the tribal community and the second woman…
- India
Could have garnered more votes in support of Yashwant Sinha: Mamata
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief and the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that had she wished she could have garnered more votes in support of the opposition Presidential candidate…
- Telangana
Prez poll: Barring 4, all MLAs in Telugu states cast votes
Hyderabad/Amaravati: Two MLAs each in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stayed away from polling on Monday in the election for the 16th President of India. Out of 119 MLAs in Telangana, 117 cast…
- India
Prez election: Ailing BJP MLA arrives in wheelchair, 2 jailed NCP MLAs skip
Mumbai: Ailing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Maharashtra’s Pune city Mukta Tilak travelled to Mumbai to take part in the Presidential poll on Monday and arrived at the election venue in…
- Photos
Election of the President
New Delhi: Former prime minister and MP Manmohan Singh before casting his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)…
- Telangana
Telangana: Seethakka clarifies amid rumours of voting for Murmu
Hyderabad: Following the presidential elections in Telangana on Monday, posts on social media claimed that Congress MLA Danasari Anasuya, popularly known as Seethakka, from Mulugu constituency voted for the wrong candidate. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Prez polls: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan cast vote in Amaravati
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday cast his vote for the Presidential election at the State Legislative Assembly building here. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader was…
- India
Prez poll: 140 MLAs, two outstation legislators to vote in Kerala Assembly
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Monday will join the process of electing the new president of India. There are 140 members in the Kerala Assembly and it’s a foregone conclusion that all the…
- World
Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared ahead of July 20 prez polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which…
- India
Voting for Presidential election today; Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha in fray
New Delhi: Voting to elect the 15th President of India will be held on Monday as the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind will end on July 24. National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential…
- India
Margaret Alva to be opposition’s Vice President candidate
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva was on Sunday announced as the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate. The name of Alva, who has also been Governor of Uttarakhand and…
- Telangana
Telangana: Central govt observer reviews preparations at assembly ahead of Prez polls
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Presidential elections on Monday, Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, the observer from the central government, on July 16 reviewed preparations at the Telangana assembly. Also ReadMonsoon session: All-party meet called…