Counting of votes for Presidential election today

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Counting of votes for Presidential election today

India will soon get to know the winner of the presidential election and who will take charge of  Ram Nath Kovind as the nation’s 15th President.

The counting of votes for the recently-held Presidential election is set to begin at 11 am on Thursday. Election authorities are prepared to start counting ballots in room 63 of Parliament’s strong room, where ballot boxes from all states have arrived and are being supervised by round-the-clock security, according to PTI.

According to the support given by several parties, Droupadi Murmu of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is ahead of Yashwant Sinha of the opposition in this election. If elected, Murmu will hold the nation’s top constitutional position for the first time as a tribal woman. The current president, Ram Nath Kovind, will leave office on July 24. His successor will take the oath of office on July 25.