Presidential polls on July 18, counting on July 21

June 09, 2022 15:48

Election for the President of India will be held on July 18, the Election Commission announced on Thursday, with 4,809 members of the electoral college comprising MPs and MLAs set to elect the successor to incumbent Ram Nath Kovind.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar noted that Kovind's term ends on July 24 and his successor should be in place before that.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he said the notification for the poll will be issued on June 15, and June 29 will be the last date for filing of nominations.

"The value of the vote of an MP will be 700. Those in preventive detention can vote and those in jail will have to apply for parole and if they get parole, they can vote," said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha will be the Returning Officer. Nomination papers have to be delivered in Delhi and need at least 50 members of electoral college as proposers and another 50 as seconders.

So far no political party has named its choice for the top constitutional post. -- PTI

May we blow our own trumpet and tell you that Rediff.com had predicted the date of the polls correctly. Read here.

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