Presidential election to be held on July 18, counting on July 21

NEW DELHI: The voting for Presidential elections will be held on July 18 and the counting of votes will take place on July 21, the Election Commission announced on Thursday.
The term of President Ram Nath Kovind ends on July 24.
"A total of 4,809 electors to vote in the Presidential elections 2022. No political party can issue a whip to its members. The value of the vote of an MP will be 700.Those in preventive detention can vote and those in jail will have to apply for parole and if they get parole, they can vote," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said.

Nomination can be filed by either the candidate himself or by any of his proposers or seconders between 11 am to 3 pm on the specified days.

The counting of votes will be held in New Delhi under the supervision of the Returning Officer. On completion of counting, a Return of Election will be issued by the Returning Officer, the EC said.
Commission has also directed to ensure the use of eco-friendly and biodegradable materials and eliminate the use of prohibited plastic/materials, as a part of its endeavour to make elections eco-friendly.
The president is elected by the members of the electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament, and elected members of the legislative assemblies of all states including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The nominated members of either Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha or legislative assemblies of the states are not eligible to be included in the electoral college and therefore, they are not entitled to participate in the election. Similarly, members of the legislative councils are also not electors for the presidential election. In 2017, the presidential polls were held on July 17 and the counting took place on July 20.