Ahead of Presidential election, nomination process for election begins
The nomination process began on a day when various opposition parties are meeting in Delhi to decide on a presidential candidate. It should be noted the term of incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24.
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New Delhi, June 15: As India is gearing up for the Presidental election which is scheduled to take place on 18 July, the process to file nominations for the presidential election began on Wednesday. The election commission has issued a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy.
As per the election commission, the nomination can be filed till June 29, and scrutiny of the papers will take place on June 30. July 02 has been decided as the last date for withdrawing from the electoral battle. The counting will be held here on July 21.
The nomination process began on a day when various opposition parties are meeting in Delhi to decide on a presidential candidate. It should be noted the term of incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24.
The president is elected by the members of the electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of parliament and elected members of legislative assemblies of all states including the National territory of Delhi and Union Territory of Puducherry.
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The nominated members of either Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha or legislative assemblies of the states are not eligible to be included in the electoral college and, therefore, they are not entitled to participate in the election. Similarly, members of the legislative councils are also not electors for the presidential election.
While voting takes place in Parliament House and state legislative assemblies, the counting of votes is held in the national capital.
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