{"id":19444,"date":"2022-07-18T13:39:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/?p=19444"},"modified":"2022-07-18T13:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T08:09:17","slug":"presidential-election-updates-assam-cm-casts-vote-thermal-scanning-of-all-voters-in-mizoram-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/presidential-election-updates-assam-cm-casts-vote-thermal-scanning-of-all-voters-in-mizoram-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential election updates | Assam CM casts vote; thermal scanning of all voters in Mizoram Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guwahati, July 18:\u00a0<\/strong>Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint Opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on July 18. Polling began at 10 a.m. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. The voting process would conclude at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs are entitled to vote in the election, but nominated MPs and MLAs, and members of Legislative Councils are not. Besides Room number 63 on the first floor of Parliament House, which has been converted into a polling station, voting is simultaneously taking place at various State Assemblies.<\/p>\n

In the national capital, voting is also underway at the Delhi legislative Assembly. The counting of votes will be held on July 21.<\/p>\n

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma casts vote<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cast his vote for the election of the country\u2019s next President.<\/p>\n

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