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Counting of votes for 16th Presidential election underway; Droupadi Murmu leading after first round

NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading over Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha after first round of counting of votes.

Ms Murmu has got votes of 540 MPs with a value of three lakh 78 thousand while Yashwant Sinha secured the votes of 208 MPs with a value of one lakh 45 thousand.

Briefing media at Parliament House, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha P. C. Mody said, the votes of 748 MPs were found valid while 15 were found to be invalid. Now, counting of MLA’s votes is underway.

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