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Draupadi Murmu scripts history, becomes first tribal President of India

Presidential Election concluded with declaration of result. The NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu has emerged victorious in presidential poll after final round of counting.

Briefing the media, Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody, who is returning officer for the election, said Droupadi Murmu has secured 2,824 first preference votes-value of which is 6,76,803.

The presidential contest was between Murmu and opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.

“Presidential Election concluded with declaration of result…4754 votes polled, out of which 4701 valid and 53 invalid…The quota (for a candidate to be elected the President) was 5,28,491. Droupadi Murmu secured 2824 first preference votes-value of which is 6,76,803,” Mody said.

“1,877 first preference votes were secured by Yashwant Sinha – value 3,80,177. As 1st preference votes secured by Droupadi Murmu were greater than the requisite quota, I in my capacity as Returning Officer declare that she has been elected to office of President of India,” Mody added.

Murmu was also leading in the first three rounds of the counting of votes.

The counting began at Parliament House at 11 am. The Presidential election was held on July 18.

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