All preparations are in place for the Election of the 16th President of India on the first day of the Monsoon session of the Parliament on Monday. The polling will be held in the Parliament House and the premises of the State Legislative Assemblies between 10 am and 5 pm. Droupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate while Yashwant Sinha is the Opposition candidate for the Presidential election. The total number of electors will be four thousand 809 including 776 Members of Parliament and four thousand thirty three Members of Legislative Assemblies. The counting will take place on 21st of July. The term of office of President Ram Nath Kovind is ending on 24th of July.
The Election Commission has appointed 37 Observers for overseeing the arrangements of polling and counting during elections. The Commission has deployed one Observer for overseeing polling at each of the 30 places of poll in the State and UT Legislative Assemblies and two observers for Parliament House. The designated Observers will take stock of election arrangements made for security and transportation of ballot boxes and election material by the Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers and ensure free and fair elections. The Observers deputed at Parliament House will also oversee the counting process of votes on 21st of this month.
In the meantime, Opposition leaders on Sunday named former Union minister Margaret Alva as their candidate for the Vice Presidential poll.
The election is scheduled to be held next month.
The decision was taken at a meeting held at NCP president Sharad Pawar’s residence.
She is a five-term MP.
