The name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by around 5.00 pm. First, the ballot box of Parliament House were opened, and then, the ballot boxes received from states were being counted on alphabetical basis. No matter which way this election swings, India will have its second Dalit President after KR Narayanan. Before the voting, Opposition nominee Meira Kumar said this election was a battle of ideologies and not caste.
The votes are being counted on four separate tables and there would be eight rounds of counting. An Election Commission official, who has witnessed previous two presidential polls, said usually results are declared around 5 pm. Close to 99 per cent voting was recorded for electing India’s next president.
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