By way of ANI
NEW DELHI: The sixteenth Presidential election will probably be hung on July 18 and the counting of votes will probably be hung on July 21, mentioned the Election Fee of India (ECI) on Thursday. Addressing a press convention, Rajiv Kumar, Leader Election Commissioner of India mentioned the time period of place of business of President Ram Nath Kovind will probably be finishing on July 24.
Kumar additional mentioned, “The worth of the vote of an MP will probably be 700. The ones in preventive detention can vote and the ones in prison should practice for parole and in the event that they get parole, they may be able to vote.”
He said that the entire price of votes for MLAs for the sixteenth Presidential Election is 5,43,231. The entire price of votes for MPs is 543200. The entire price of the vote of electors for the Presidential Election, in 2022 is 10,86,431.
In step with the ECI, the date for notification name is June 15, whilst ultimate the date for submitting nominations is June 29. The ECI additional introduced that the date for the scrutiny of nominations is June 30 and the ultimate date for withdrawal of candidature is two July.
As consistent with Article 62 of the Charter, an election for the following president should be held earlier than the finishing touch of the incumbent’s time period. “A complete of four,809 electors to vote within the Presidential elections in 2022. No political celebration can factor a whip to its individuals,” mentioned Kumar.
As consistent with Article 54 of the Charter of India, the President is elected via the individuals of the Electoral School consisting of elected individuals of each Properties of Parliament and elected individuals of the Legislative Assemblies of all States together with the Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The nominated individuals of both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha or Legislative Assemblies of the States don’t seem to be eligible to be integrated within the Electoral School and subsequently, they don’t seem to be entitled to take part within the election. In a similar way, individuals of the Legislative Councils also are now not electors for the Presidential election.
The worth of votes of the elected individuals of State Legislative Assemblies and each Properties of Parliament is ruled via Article 55(2) of the Charter. Prior to now, the Presidential election was once hung on July 17, 2017, whilst the declaration of the winner was once made 3 days in a while July 20.
Article 324 of the Charter learn with the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, and the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Laws, 1974 vests the superintendence, route and keep watch over of the habits of election to the place of business of the President of India within the Election Fee of India.