The Election Commission on Thursday introduced July 18 as the date of the 16th Presidential Election for electing the next President of India.
“The ECI has fixed the time table for the election of the workplace of the President of India. The notification for the election will be issued on June 15, the closing date for nomination is scheduled for June 29, whilst the polls to be held on July 18. The counting of the votes, if needed, shall be executed on July 21,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated at a press convention in New Delhi.
“The fee has determined to hold all Covid precautions and protocols on polling day,” he added.
The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind will come to an give up on July 24, 2022, and as per Article 62 of the Constitution, an election to fill the emptiness prompted with the aid of the expiration of the term of workplace is required to be achieved before the term ends.
The law affords that the notification for election shall be issued on or after the sixtieth day before the expiry of term. Article 324 of the Constitution, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, and the guidelines made thereunder vest the superintendence, direction, and control of the conduct of election to the workplace of the President of India in the ECI.
The President is elected through the participants of the Electoral College consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and elected contributors of the Legislative Assemblies of all States which include National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
