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Voting begins to elect India's new president
Thursday July 19, 2012 11:38:23 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Thousands
of Indian MPs and assembly members representing Thursday began
casting their votes to choose a new president. It is a direct
contest between ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate
Pranab Mukherjee and opposition-backed Purno Sangma.
Voting to choose the 13th president started simultaneously at
national and state capitals.
The electoral college has 4,100 assembly members and 776 members
of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
In Delhi, polling began at 10 a.m. at Room No 63 of Parliament
House. Arrangements for state legislators to vote have been made
at assembly buildings in every state capital.
Polling will continue till 5 p.m.
The votes will be counted Sunday, three days before President
Pratibha Patil five year tenure ends.
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