President Election 2022 Result Updates: Wishes Pour in As Droupadi Murmu is Elected 15th President of India

Mumbai, July 21: Counting of votes will be held today for the Presidential Elections 2022. BJP-led NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha. Droupadi Murmu is a tribal leader who has served as Governor of Jharkhand. Meanwhile, Sinha has served as Minister of Finance in Union Ministry twice.  

Here Are Live Updates for Counting of Votes:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to congratulate Droupadi Murmu on her win.

एक अति सामान्य जनजातीय परिवार से आने वाली NDA प्रत्याशी श्रीमती द्रौपदी मुर्मू जी का भारत का राष्ट्रपति चुना जाना पूरे देश के लिए अत्यंत गौरव का पल है, उन्हें बधाई देता हूँ।

यह विजय अन्त्योदय के संकल्प को चरितार्थ करने व जनजातीय समाज के सशक्तिकरण की दिशा में एक मील का पत्थर है।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 21, 2022

Om Birla congratulates Droupadi Murmu.

Hearty Congratulations to Smt. Draupadi Murmu ji on being elected as the President of India. Your role in giving voice to hopes & aspirations of people is exemplary. I hope under your able guidance, people of our country will make a leading contribution in building a New India.

— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) July 21, 2022

Rahul Gandhi congratulates Droupadi Murmu.

Hearty Congratulations to Smt. Draupadi Murmu ji on being elected as the President of India. Your role in giving voice to hopes & aspirations of people is exemplary. I hope under your able guidance, people of our country will make a leading contribution in building a New India.

— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) July 21, 2022

Narendra Modi leads wishes for president elect Droupadi Murmu.

India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!

Congratulations to Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji on this feat.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 21, 2022

Droupadi Murmu nears historic win.

If I include the earlier results of Parliament, the grand total so far is 1,886 valid votes valued at 6,73,175 out of which Droupadi Murmu gets 1,349 votes valued at 4,83,299. Yashwant Sinha gets 537 votes, valued at 1,89,876 so far: PC Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha pic.twitter.com/Jw9qLheobl

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan joined folk artists as they perform a tribal dance to celebrate as NDA’s Droupadi Murmu leading against Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha after the end of the first round of counting.

Watch Video:

#WATCH | Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan joins folk artists as they perform a tribal dance to celebrate as NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu leads against Opposition's Yashwant Sinha after the end of the first round of counting. pic.twitter.com/bSiCLkipPl

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

BJP's Droupadi Murmu wins first round against Yashwant Sinha.

NDA's Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 and joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600.

Check Tweet: 

Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes with a value of 3,78,000 and Yashwant Sinha has secured 208 votes with a value of 1,45,600. These are figures for Parliament (votes) pic.twitter.com/Rh11GsLqjj

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

The counting of MP votes is underway. It will be followed by state votes counting.

Celebrations begin at Odisha's Rairangpur village:

#WATCH | Celebrations begin at Odisha's Rairangpur village, the native place of NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

The counting of votes for the Presidential election is underway. pic.twitter.com/7AmzaSepHr

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

The counting of votes is underway for the Presidential Elections 2022.

Everyone in the country to have a sense of pride, Says Kiren Rijiju

Check Tweet: 

Not only tribals, but everyone in the country is going to have a sense of pride in having the 1st woman tribal President. I have learnt that all prominent tribal leaders will be coming to Delhi to greet the new likely to be President: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Droupadi Murmu pic.twitter.com/26GCmki5Qr

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

The counting of the votes to elect the 15th President of India has begun in the Parliament House.

Preparations Underway at Parliament:

Delhi | Counting of votes for the Presidential election to begin at 11am today, preparations underway at Parliament pic.twitter.com/Zr0yCCqnbk

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

The counting of votes for the recently-held Presidential election is set to begin at 11 am.

According to PTI, ballot boxes from all states arrived at the Parliament House yesterday evening and poll officials are ready to begin counting in room number 63.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday will be organising a road show 'Abhinandan Yatra' in the national capital to celebrate the likely victory of NDA Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu.

The balance scale is tilted towards the NDA candidate after the former Jharkhand Governor received support from opposition parties like Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena. Presidential Election 2022: Congress Could Not Prevent MLAs From Cross Voting in Presidential Poll

BJP MP and film actor Sunny Deol and Union Minister Sanjay Dhotre were among those who missed casting their votes in the presidential poll on Monday. While Deol is abroad for medical treatment, Dhotre is in the ICU. Two MPs each from BJP and Shiv Sena, and one each from the BSP, Congress, SP and AIMIM were among those who did not cast their votes during the election.

If elected, Draupadi Murmu will be the first-ever President of India belonging to the tribal community. Meanwhile, the current President of India Ram Nath Kovind is set to complete his term on July 25, 2022.

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