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Congress President Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: Kharge's win shows Sonia Gandhi last word in party, says Cong leader Ashwani Kumar
Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected new Congress president. The counting for the election held on october 17 was conducted today. Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced after the counting of votes that of the 9,385 votes polled in the Congress president poll, Kharge got 7,897 votes and Shashi Tharoor 1,072 votes, while 416 votes were declared invalid. Stay with TOI for the latest developments
17:08 (IST) Oct 19
Inflation, unemployment plaguing the country: Kharge
17:01 (IST) Oct 19
Congratulations to Mallikarjun Kharge ji on being elected as the President of @INCIndia. The Congress President re… https://t.co/A3A1HyHjgG
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 166617531300016:43 (IST) Oct 19
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, has become the Congress' first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. The 80-year-old leader succeeds Sonia Gandhi at the grand old party's highest office. Kharge defeated Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor in the October 17 Congress' Presidential polls, which saw over 9,500 delegates across the country voting.
16:36 (IST) Oct 19
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called on party president-elect Mallikarjun Kharge after losing to him in the battle for the top post, and offered his full cooperation going forward.Kharge was on Wednesday elected the Congress president after defeating Tharoor in the electoral contest, the sixth in the party's 137-year-old history.
16:29 (IST) Oct 19
Delhi | It's a moment of pride that Mallikarjun Kharge became Congress President, he is an experienced leader. Congress will strengthen under his leadership, and our party is united across the country: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
16:18 (IST) Oct 19
Sonia congratulates Kharge on winning Cong prez polls
Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge on winning the party presidential polls with a huge margin.Kharge, the first non-Gandhi president in over two decades, was declared winner after he garnered 7,897 votes against his rival Shashi Tharoor who could secure only 1,072.A total of 416 votes were declared invalid. Soon after the result was declared, Kharge's supporters broke into dance and burst crackers outside the AICC headquarters here.
16:16 (IST) Oct 19
Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced after the counting of votes on Wednesday that of the 9,385 votes polled in the Congress president poll, Kharge got 7,897 votes and Shashi Tharoor 1,072 votes, while 416 votes were declared invalid.
16:16 (IST) Oct 19
Hope Kharge will renew consultative process in Congress: Ex-Maha CM Prithviraj Chavan
Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday expressed confidence that new Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will renew the consultative process which existed in the party earlier.Talking to PTI, senior Congress leader Chavan congratulated Kharge for winning a decisive mandate.
16:13 (IST) Oct 19
Ranchi: Congressmen celebrate Kharge's victory
16:05 (IST) Oct 19
Congress will become stronger under Kharge's leadership: Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath and senior party leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge on getting elected as the new Congress president.Kharge defeated Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest, the sixth in the party's 137-year-old history.Congratulating Kharge, former MP chief minister Kamal Nath said, “I am sure that his vast experience will benefit the Congress organisation a lot and under his able leadership the party will not only scale new heights, it will also get strengthened further.”
16:02 (IST) Oct 19
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as the President of the Congress party.
Congratulations to Mallikarjun Kharge ji on being elected as the President of @INCIndia. The Congress President re… https://t.co/A3A1HyHjgG
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 166617531300016:01 (IST) Oct 19
Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi & party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge, on being elected as the Congress President; also met his wife Radhabai Kharge.
16:00 (IST) Oct 19
Rahul Gandhi tweets to congratulate Kharge
Congratulations to Mallikarjun Kharge ji on being elected as the President of @INCIndia. The Congress President re… https://t.co/A3A1HyHjgG
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 166617531300015:55 (IST) Oct 19
Kharge supporters celebrate in Karnataka
15:47 (IST) Oct 19
Sonia Gandhi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge
15:46 (IST) Oct 19
Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi visits president-elect Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Delhi
15:43 (IST) Oct 19
Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot greets Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge won with a huge majority; a win of democracy. I congratulated him. I've faith his experience will benefit the party. 9000 elected people elected the president, this was never done before by any party. Opposition must be nervous today: Pilot
15:42 (IST) Oct 19
Kharge a shining symbol of social empowerment inspired by Nehru: Jairam Ramesh
श्री मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे @kharge ने चुनावी राजनीति में 50 साल पूरे किए हैं। उन्होंने एक जनप्रतिनिधि के रूप में और रा… https://t.co/fUxV3njoPz
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) 166617348400015:40 (IST) Oct 19
Kharge's victory is a triumph for the forces who place ideological commitment over personal glory: Jairam Ramesh
15:38 (IST) Oct 19
Kharge polls over 84% of votes cast
The total counted votes were 9,385, of which Mallikarjun Kharge received 7,897 votes and Shashi Tharoor received 1,072 votes. 416 were invalid vote.
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