Droupadi Murmu has experienced not only extreme poverty but also immense personal tragedies.
Hectic preparations are on in the Parliament so that the counting of votes for the presidential election happens smoothly.
Delhi | Counting of votes for the Presidential election to begin at 11am today, preparations underway at Parliament pic.twitter.com/Zr0yCCqnbk
“There is an atmosphere of happiness here as we’re hopeful that Droupadi Murmu will become the next President of India,” says Tarinisen Tudu, brother of NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.
Rairangpur | There is an atmosphere of happiness here as we’re hopeful that Droupadi Murmu will become the next President of India. It’s a matter of pride for the tribal community, Odisha & the country: Tarinisen Tudu, brother of NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu pic.twitter.com/dvbbzQTvWr
From a life full of struggles to become the first tribal woman nominated for president, the 64-year-old Droupadi Murmu was born in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district to a family belonging to the Santhal tribe.
Uparbeda, the tribal village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district is set to transform from ignominy to glory as the birthplace of NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu who is all set to win piping Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
The Election Commission said 100% voting by MLAs was reported from Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu.
The counting of votes will take place in room number 63 of the Parliament of India which is also the strongroom for the boxes that arrived from all state capitals and Union Territories having a legislature.
Incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind will end his tenure on 24 July and the new president will take oath on 25 July.
A mega “Abhinandan Yatra” to be led by BJP chief JP Nadda and attended by thousands of leaders and workers has been planned by the party after counting of votes for presidential poll, on Thursday evening, Delhi BJP leaders said, according to a PTI report.
The counting of votes will begin at 11 am and after the results are announced the name of the country’s 15th President will be officially known.