The Election Commission today announced that voting for the next President of India will start on July 18, 2022. Counting will take place on July 21. It was further stated that nomination of papers should be delivered to the office of the Election Commission in New Delhi, and at least 50 members of the Electoral College would be required as nominees and another 50 Electoral College on the Election Commission’s website.
The list will be updated as there are Rajya Sabha elections ahead of the Presidential elections. The notification for the elections will be issued on June 15, while the last date for nominations is June 29. Applications will be examined on July 2. Shree Kumar said political parties could not issue any whip to their members. “The value of the vote of an MP will be 700. Those in preventive detention can vote and those in jail will have to apply for parole so that they can vote,” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said while announcing the schedule.
President Ram Nath Kovind’s term ends on July 24. The President of India is elected indirectly by a vote of MPs and MLAs. The value of each MLA’s vote varies based on the population of the state to which he belongs. Voting is by secret ballot with a single transferable vote. The presidential elections follow the system of proportional representation using a single transferable vote. The value of each vote is pre-determined in proportion to the population of the respective state based on the 1971 census.
