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  President election 2022: Uttar Pradesh farmer files nomination

  India | June 27, 2022 22:17 IST

  Yadav said that he lives next to defence minister Rajnath Singh's village and has spoken to MPs of 10 states, who have agreed to support him. He said he was confident about winning the presidential election riding on the support from these MPs and MLAs. Yadav added mentioned that he will make his village known to all after winning the polls.

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  'It's being said I am the 4th choice but...': Yashwant after filing presidential poll nomination

  India | June 27, 2022 17:55 IST

  After filing his nomination, Sinha in a press conference said: "I'm thankful to all the opposition parties who came together and chose me as their candidate."

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  President election: Yashwant Sinha, flanked by top Opposition leaders, files nomination

  India | June 27, 2022 13:57 IST

  President Election: Yashwant Sinha is facing a stiff challenge from BJP-led NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu.

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  Telangana BJP leader files complaint against Ram Gopal Varma over tweet on Droupadi Murmu

  India | June 25, 2022 6:50 IST

  In his tweet, Ram Gopal Varma said: "If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT who are the PANDAVAS? And more importantly, who are the KAURAVAS?"

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  President Election: Droupadi Murmu dials Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee to seek support

  India | June 24, 2022 14:10 IST

  Sources said Murmu called them up personally and spoke to them before filing her nomination for the July 18 presidential election.

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  President Election: Droupadi Murmu files nomination at Parliament

  India | June 24, 2022 14:08 IST

  Droupadi Murmu, if elected, will be the first tribal President of India and the second woman to hold the post.

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  President election: Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy backs NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu

  India | June 24, 2022 8:27 IST

  Coming from a poor tribal family in the village of Mayurbhanj, a backward district in Odisha, Droupadi Murmu completed her studies despite challenging circumstances. She taught at Shri Aurobindo Integral Education Centre, Rairangpur.

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  Maharashtra Political Crisis: Mamata says its BJP's ploy to get numbers for President poll

  India | June 23, 2022 19:37 IST

  The Presidential poll is round the corner. The BJP has approximately 1,00,00 less votes. So, they have chosen this time to topple the Maharashtra government in an unethical manner and using money power, Bengal Chief Minister said.

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  President election: J&K Assembly to miss polls for 2nd time in history

  India | June 23, 2022 15:28 IST

  There have been precedents of legislative assemblies of states not being part of the presidential polls on account of their dissolution, the first such instance being of Gujarat in 1974.  

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  President election: Droupadi Murmu arrives in Delhi, to file nomination tomorrow

  India | June 24, 2022 13:11 IST

  President Election: The BJP has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election.

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  President election: BJP corners Mamata with video of her dancing with gloves-wearing tribals

  India | June 22, 2022 14:55 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee danced hand-in-hand with tribal women on Adivasi music during a mass wedding at Alipurduar district on Wednesday.

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  President election: Droupadi Murmu isn't first, BJP always surprises with its pick | Know more

  India | June 22, 2022 12:33 IST

  President election: NDA government's decision to nominate a tribal woman, Droupadi Murmu, for India's top post is a reflection of the BJP’s slogan of sabka saath, sabka vikas aur sabka vishwas.

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  WATCH: NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu sweeps temple floor in Odisha

  India | June 22, 2022 13:10 IST

  Murmu is a former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Odisha minister and is NDA's pick against Yashwant Sinha, a former Union Minister, the joint opposition candidate for the July presidential polls.

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  'Proud moment for Odisha', says Naveen Patnaik on Droupadi Murmu as NDA's pick for President

  India | June 22, 2022 9:56 IST

  The BJP has named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election.

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  Droupadi Murmu, BJP's pick for President, gets Z+ security

  India | June 22, 2022 9:22 IST

  Droupadi Murmu (64), if elected, will be the first tribal woman to become the President of India.

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  Droupadi Murmu, NDA's President candidate says 'surprised... hope all Odisha MPs, MLAs support me'

  India | June 22, 2022 6:38 IST

  Droupadi Murmu said she will request BJD for support in Presidential polls as the daughter of the soil, PTI reported.

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  President Election 2022: A look at NDA's candidate Droupadi Murmu's political career

  India | June 21, 2022 23:11 IST

  Droupadi Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post if she is elected, a strong possibility as numbers are stacked in favour of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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  President election 2022: Droupadi Murmu, ex-Jharkhand Guv, is NDA's Presidential candidate

  India | June 21, 2022 23:41 IST

  Announcing NDA's candidate for India's next President, JP Nadda said that BJP parliamentary board discussed 20 names for presidential nominee, it was decided to pick someone from east India, a tribal and woman.

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  President Election 2022: PM Modi, Amit Shah, others attend BJP's parliamentary meeting

  India | June 21, 2022 21:28 IST

  Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, BJP president J P Nadda and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides Modi, were part of the deliberations at the party headquarters. 

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  President election: Yashwant Sinha to be opposition's joint candidate

  India | June 22, 2022 6:40 IST

  President election: Yashwant Sinha's name came up after Sharad Pawar, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Farooq Abdullah opted out of the race.