NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the Election Commission will declare the date for the election to the post of President of India. At 3 p.m., the poll panel will hold a press conference to announce the schedule.
President Ram Nath Kovind's tenure ends on July 24, and a presidential election must be place before that date. Members of the electoral college, which includes elected members of both houses of Parliament as well as elected members of legislative assemblies from all states, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry, elect the president.
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, as well as state legislative legislatures, are not eligible to be included in the electoral college, and hence are not allowed to vote in the election. Members of the legislative councils, therefore, are not eligible to vote in the presidential election.
In 2017, presidential elections were held on July 17 and the results were announced on July 20.
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