Droupadi Murmu elected India’s 15th president
21 July 2022, 08:55 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 01:53 pm
India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday became India’s 15th President. She succeeded Ram Nath Kovind and also became the first tribal leader to hold the top constitutional post in the country.
After 3rd round of counting, NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu crossed 50 per cent mark securing her win in the presidential battle against Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin. Of the 3,219 valid votes counted so far, Murmu has bagged 2,161, while Sinha got 1,058.
Sinha took to Twitter to congratulate Murmu over her victory. “I join my fellow citizens in congratulating Smt Droupadi Murmu on her victory in the Presidential Election 2022. India hopes that as the 15th President of the Republic she functions as the Custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour,” he wrote.
Going by the support extended by various parties, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu had a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha in the election. Voting for the Presidential polls concluded on Monday with over 99 per cent of 4,796 eligible electors, including 771 MPs and 4,025 MLAs, taking part in the process.
