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New Delhi, Delhi, India
The voting process to elect India's next President has ended.
The verdict will be out on July 20.
Voting began today to elect India's 14th President at Parliament House in the Indian capital, New Delhi, and all state legislative assembly secretariats.
The two contenders for the presidential race are the ruling NDA's Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition nominee Meira Kumar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah cast their votes at 10 am in Parliament.
PM @narendramodi casting his vote to elect the next #President of India. pic.twitter.com/Mrx6n4VPi7
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 17, 2017
BJP President Amit Shah cast his vote at the Parliament for #PresidentialPoll2017 pic.twitter.com/kUexuWCaDm
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017
The numbers, however, are reported to be in Kovind's favour. The NDA has 537,683 votes, including the Shiv Sena, and the shortage is about 12,000 votes.
On Monday, members queued up in State Legislative Assembly Secretariats across the country to exercise their vote.
Delhi: Members of Parliament line up to cast their votes for #PresidentialPoll2017 pic.twitter.com/leXCBWvfpH
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017
Presidential Election 2017: MLAs queue up at Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly to cast their votes #PresidentialPoll2017 pic.twitter.com/vUVBAEthNA
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017
Guwahati: Voting for #PresidentialPoll2017 underway at Assam Legislative Assembly; CM Sarbananda Sonowal also cast his vote. pic.twitter.com/33x7Xn5KGS
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017
DMK's MK Stalin also cast his vote at the Tamil Nadu Assembly in the morning.
DMK working president MK Stalin casts his vote at Tamil Nadu Assembly for #PresidentialPoll2017 pic.twitter.com/bVqKnVUkYN
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrives at MP Assembly to cast his vote for #PresidentialPoll2017 pic.twitter.com/JAcN6CmsXd
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 17, 2017