Draupadi Murmu wins the presidential election

Draupadi Murmu secured victory in the Presidential poll on Thursday after the third round of counting.

Out of the 3,219 valid votes counted so far, she bagged 2,161 while Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha got 1,058.

It emerged that votes were clearly stacked in Murmu’s favour. National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Murmu had a clear edge over Opposition’s Sinha.

Voting for the Presidential polls concluded on Monday (July 18) with over 99 per cent of voting.

Counting of votes for the Parliamentary poll started on Thursday at Parliament House in the national capital.