Saturday, 16 July 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
In view of the election of the President of India on July 18, the State’s Parliamentary Affairs minister Prem Chand Agarwal has requested all the MLAs of Uttarakhand to remain present in Dehradun from July 16. The mock drill for the election would be held in the state assembly on July 17. He said that all the MLAs of the state have been requested to remain in Dehradun from July 16 to 18 and proceed to their respective places only after the election. In the election of President of India, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fielded Draupadi Murmu, who is a native of Tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district of Odisha while former cabinet minister Yashwant Sinha is the candidate of the opposition parties. Prem Chand Agarwal informed that a meeting of the MLAs and those supporting the Presidential candidate of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Draupadi Murmu would be held at chief minister’s residence on Saturday (July 16) evening.
The voting would be held from 10 am to 5 pm at room number 321, second floor of Vidhan Sabha building Dehradun on July 18. The members would be debarred from carrying mobile phones, wireless sets and cameras to the polling centre. Alternatively the members can also cast their vote in room number 62, Parliament house, New Delhi or any other polling station located in any other state with prior permission from the Election Commission.
It is pertinent to mention here that NDA’s Presidential candidate Murmu had visited Dehradun on July 11 to garner support for her candidature.
Apart from 47 MLAs of BJP, Murmu is expected to get support of two MLAs of BSP and two independent MLAs.
