In Pics | Voting ends at Parliament for Presidential election 2022

Voting for electing the 15th President of India got over ta the parliament at 05:00 pm on July 18 with politicians queuing up to cast their votes. Voting began amid tight security arrangements, with a total turnout of 99.18% was reported at Parliament, said chief returning officer PC Mody.The President is elected by members of the Electoral College consisting of elected Members of Parliament and of all the state Assemblies, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Former Prime Minister and MP Manmohan Singh casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Union Home Minister Amit Shah casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/AmitShah

BJP National President J P Nadda casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai casts his vote for the election of the President, at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Credit: CMO Karnataka

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami casts his vote for the election of the President, in Dehradun. Credit: PTI Photo

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote for the election of the President, at Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati. Credit: PTI Photo

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casts his vote for the presidential election, at the Tilak Hall in UP Vidhan Bhavan, in Lucknow. Credit: PTI Photo

Bihar Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad casts his vote for the election of the President, at Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna. Credit: PTI Photo

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan signs after casting his vote for the election of the President, in Bhopal. Credit: PTI Photo

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin casts his vote for the election of the President, at Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai. Credit: PTI Photo

Madhya Pradesh MLAs wait in a queue to cast their vote for the election of the President, in Bhopal. Credit: PTI Photo

Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal votes to elect the next President at Parliament House in New Delhi. Credit: AFP Photo

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur casts his vote for the election of the President, at Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Shimla. Credit: PTI Photo

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren casts his vote for the election of the President, at Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi. Credit: PTI Photo

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik casts his vote for the election of the President, at Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar. Credit: PTI Photo

Rajasthan MLAs flash victory sign as they wait in a queue to cast their vote for the election of the President, at Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur. Credit: PTI Photo

RJD MLA Tejashwi Yadav casts his vote for the election of the President, at the State Assembly, in Patna. Credit: PTI Photo