Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of the country. As an NDA candidate, her victory was ensured as she secured more than 51 per cent of the electoral college votes.
As soon as the counting of the third round was completed, the figures were in her favor and at the end of the counting, the total votes got 2824 the value was 676 803. Whereas Yashwant Sinha got 1877and value was 380 177. A total of 4 thousand 754 votes were cast out of which 53 were invalid votes.
To win, Murmu needed only 528 491 votes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was amongst the first to personally meet and congratulate Droupadi Murmu. He said India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected as our President! Congratulations to Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji on this feat. Smt.
Droupadi Murmu Ji's life, her early struggles, her rich service and her exemplary success motivates each and every Indian. She has emerged as a ray of hope for the citizens, especially the poor, marginalised and the downtrodden. Prime Minister also thanked all MPs and MLAs across party lines who have supported the candidature of Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji. He said her record victory augurs well for our democracy.
Residents in Odisha's Rairangpur, the hometown of Droupadi Murmu are already celebrating her win. They have got 20,000 sweets prepared. A tribal dance and victory procession are part of the plan. Folk artists performed a tribal dance at Mother Teresa Crescent Road in Delhi.
