The ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Draupadi Murmu is going to win by a huge margin in the Indian presidential election, reported local media.
Out of 1,886 valid votes in the first two rounds, Murmu has gotten 1,349 votes, valued at 4,83,299. Her rival Yashwant Sinha has got 537 votes so far, valued at 1,89,876.
The final result is set to be announced on Thursday. Once the results are declared, CEC Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey will sign a certification of the election.
“India is going to get its first-ever tribal woman as its president. This is a historic moment for the people of India,” reported The Times of India, citing Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma.
