An estimated 8 lakh votes have been cast in the elections, with Pranab Mukherjee  expecting around 5.6 lakh votes. Pranab will need 5,48,507 votes to be elected as the President.

On voting day, July 19, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's vote was declared invalid by the Election Commission since he had violated the code of secrecy by revealing his vote. Yadav said he had mistakenly voted for Sangma and then torn the ballot paper. He then voted for Pranab Mukherjee, but the vote was declated invalid.

Since each MP'S vote equals 708 votes, that's a considerable loss. A BJP MLA from Mahuva in Gujarat, openly voted for Pranab. He said he was doing so because he was unhappy with Narendra Modi's government.