Parliament highlights: After recompiling data, sources say eight MPs found not to have voted in Parliament

Voting has begun for the Presidential elections as MPs and MLAs across the country cast their votes. The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha began on Monday with obituary references and new members taking oath, and was then adjourned till 2 pm so members could vote in the presidential poll. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day amid Oppn protests.

16th Prez Poll: Most MLAs, MPs in NE states cast vote

Except few MLAs, most legislators and Parliament members in the northeastern states on Monday cast their vote in the 16th Presidential election.

In Assam, 123 of the 126 MLAs, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet colleagues, Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia cast their votes for the presidential polls in the state assembly.

Congress MLA Bharat Chandra Narah has sought permission to exercise his franchise in the Parliament as he is in Delhi for medical treatment.

Prez poll: 3 Uttarakhand MLAs skip voting

Three Uttarakhand MLAs did not turn up to vote in the presidential election on Monday, the Vidhan Sabha secretariat here said.

Cabinet minister Chandan Ram Das, Congress MLAs from Kiccha Tilak Raj Behar and Badrinath Rajendra Bhandari skipped voting.

Das, the BJP MLA from Bageshwar, and Behar are said to be ill, Bhandari could not turn up to cast his vote, the secretariat said.

Of the total 70 MLAs, 67 cast their votes at the Vidhan Sabha here.

NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha in the poll.

Prez poll: 198 of 200 MLAs in Rajasthan cast vote

A total of 198 MLAs out of 200 in Rajasthan cast their vote in the 16th Presidential election on Monday.

Bhartiya Tribal Party MLA Rajkumar Roat and Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma did not turn up for voting.

While Sharma is unwell, Roat's son is not well.

The polling for the 16th Presidential election in the Rajasthan Assembly premises began here at 10 a.m. with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot among early voters.

Prez poll: BJP MPs Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dhotre among absentees

BJP MPs Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dhotre were among those who missed casting their votes in the presidential poll on Monday.

While actor-politician Deol is abroad for medical treatment, Dhotre is in the ICU.

Two MPs each from BJP and Shiv Sena, and one each from the BSP, Congress, SP and AIMIM were among those who did not cast their votes during the election.

BSP leader Atul Singh who is in jail could not vote.

Presidential Poll: Over 99% polling recorded across the country

A total of 11 states and one union territory including Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Sikkim, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu recorded 100 per cent voting on Monday in polling for the election of the 15th President of India.

Polling concluded successfully in free, fair and transparent manner at the Parliament House on Monday and in each of the 30 places of poll in State Legislative Assemblies including Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi and UT of Puducherry.

Presidential poll: Voting in Punjab, Haryana assemblies ends; SAD leader Ayali boycotts

Voting for the Presidential election ended even as Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali announced to boycott the poll over various "unresolved" issues related to Punjab.

In the neighbouring Haryana, Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who had cross-voted in last month's Rajya Sabha polls, said he voted in the Presidential election according to his "conscience".

Necessary arrangements for the polling had been made at the Vidhan Sabha complexes and the voting was held from 10 am to 5 pm, officials said.

Happy coincidence that LS, RS speakers will be from Rajasthan for first time: Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said "It is a happy coincidence that for the first time, Lok Sabha-Rajya Sabha speakers will be from Rajasthan.

He said, "For the first time after Independence, the Speaker or Chairman of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are from Rajasthan. This is a happy coincidence."

He was speaking to the media after reaching the assembly for the voting of the Presidential election.

After recompiling data, sources say eight MPs found not to have voted in Parliament.

Presidential polls: Voted according to my conscience, says Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi

Haryana Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who cross-voted in last month's Rajya Sabha polls, on Monday said he has voted according to his conscience in the presidential election too.

Indicating that he supported NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu rather than the opposition's Yashwant Sinha, Bishnoi said in Delhi, "Like in Rajya Sabha, I have cast my vote in this election too as per my conscience".

When reporters asked about his future course of action, he said, "I will reveal that soon."

BJP MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat casts his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi.

Presidential polling underway in Nagaland

Voting to elect the 15th President of the country is underway in Nagaland on Monday with legislators of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) exercising their franchise.

In the 60-member assembly, 42 legislators of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), 12 BJP, 4 MLAs of Naga People’s Front (NPF), and two Independent MLAs had declared their support for NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

All these MLAs joined hands in September 2021 to form UDA for facilitating an early solution to the Naga political imbroglio.

It's Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha as MPs, MLAs vote to elect new President

Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday.

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Both houses have been adjourned to reconvene on July 19 at 11 am.

Polling booth set up inside Parliament premises

• A polling booth has been set up inside the Parliament premises where Members of Parliament will cast their votes.

AAP MPs Stage Protest in Front of Parliament on First Day of Monsoon Session

Monsoon session of Parliament: Naidu urges MPs to be 'different and better'

Presiding over his last session as Rajya Sabha chairman, M Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to be "different & better" than they were in the last 5 years when 57% of House sittings were partly or fully disrupted

Never thought even in my dreams that a person with humble background like me will get this opportunity: NDA's VP candidate Dhankhar

Delhi: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar files his nomination for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of PM Narendra Modi

Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote for the Presidential election, at the State Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram

Oppn MPs in RS protest in RS against inflation, GST rates

Opposition MPs protest in Rajya Sabha and walk up to the Well of the House over inflation and GST rate hikes.House adjourned for the day.

350 electors, including PM Modi and ex-PM Manmohan Singh, vote in first 1.5 hours of presidential poll: Sources

Presidential polls: Amit Shah casts his vote

Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of Rajya Sabha will be held on 19th July in Parliament

Rajya Sabha observes silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed

Rajya Sabha observes silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.Chairman Naidu made obituary references to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, ex-UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, legendary Hindustani classical musician Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & others

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm today for voting in Presidential election in Parliament premises.

Monsoon session of Parliament | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Newly elected MPs take oath as Rajya Sabha members as the Monsoon session of Parliament begins

Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur casts his vote in the election being held for the post of President of India, in Parliament

BJP breaking up parties, forcing people to vote for them: Yashwant Sinha

I am not just fighting a political fight but a fight against govt agencies too. They have become too powerful. They are breaking up parties, forcing people to vote for them. There is also a game of money involved: Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha

Voting begins for the Presidential election; MPs and MLAs across the country cast their votes

Voting for Presidential election to begin shortly

Union Ministers and BJP MPs S Jaishankar, Sarbananda Sonowal, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Arjun Munda arrived at Parliament Library Building. The monsoonsession of the Parliament commences today. Voting for the Presidential election will also take place from 10 am - 5 pm.

Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme

This Session is also important because elections for the office of President & Vice President are taking place right now. Voting (for the Presidential election) is taking place today. During this period, the new President and Vice President will begin guiding the nation: PM Modi

There should be dialogue in the Parliament with an open mind: PM

There should be dialogue in the Parliament with an open mind, if necessary, there should be a debate. I urge all MPs to contemplate deeply & discuss: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament

This period is very important. It is the period of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. There is a special significance of 15th Aug & coming 25 yrs - when the nation would celebrate 100 yrs of independence, would be the time to make a resolution to decide the journey & the new heights we scale: PM

NITIE Mumbai to become IIM; bill set to be introduced in monsoon session of Parliament

Abillto rename National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, as Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is part of the Centre's legislative agenda for the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament starting from Monday.

The Indian Institute of Management (Amendment)Bill, 2022, seeks for "inclusion of NITIE Mumbai in IIM Act, 2017 and renaming NITIE, Mumbai as IIM Mumbai".

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension notice over 'Centre not allowing Kejriwal to visit Singapore'

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh gives suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 over “Centre not allowing Delhi CM to visit Singapore” and demands discussion on the issue.

Government to brief floor leaders in Parliament about situation in Sri Lanka

The government will brief the leaders of all political parties about the situation in neighbouring Sri Lanka, where a severe economic crisis resulted in political upheavals.

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