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| Pranab Mukherjee elected President | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, July 22: Pranab Mukherjee was today elected as the 13th President of India, marking a new journey for the veteran Congress leader after over four decades of life in active politics.
In a virtually one-side election that saw divisions in the opposition NDA, the 76-year-old UPA nominee secured a vote value of 7,13,763, garnering 69.3 per cent of the total 10,29,750 valid votes polled.
Rival PA Sangma, who was backed by BJP and some other opposition parties like AIADMK and BJD, trailed far behind with 3,15,987 vote value in the polling that saw heavy cross-voting against him by BJP MLAs in Karnataka in favour of Mr Mukherjee.
"I declare that Shri Pranab Mukherjee has been duly elected to the office of President of India," Returning Officer and Rajya Sabha Secretary General VK Agnihotri said after more than seven-hours of counting that went on expected lines.
Mukherjee brings to the top Constitutional post a wealth of experience as he has held key positions in the party and Government, including holding the portfolios of Finance, Defence and External Affairs.
He established a clear lead right from the beginning when counting of votes of MPs completed and maintained it across the States, except the BJP-ruled ones. He sprang a surprise in BJP-ruled Karnataka where he got the votes of 117 MLAs against BJP's 103 in the 224-member Assembly.
Out of 748 MPs, who had voted, he secured 527 votes with a value of 3,73,116 against 206 for Sangma which has a value of 1,45,848.
Fifteen votes including that of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav were invalid. Of these, nine were to be in favour of Mr Mukherjee while six for Mr Sangma.
Voting for the Presidential election took place on July 19. The electoral college for the poll comprises MPs and MLAs. |
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