President Droupadi Murmu And Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Cast Their Vote In The New Delhi

President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote in the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday, officials said.

Murmu reached the polling booth at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, inside the President's Estate, around 9 am, they said.

After voting, Murmu held up her inked finger as she posed for photos for media persons outside the polling booth, which was decorated in pink and white colours. Voting began today for seven constituencies of Delhi -- Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi and South Delhi.

Murmu, who hails from Odisha, was sworn in as the 15th President of India on 25 July, 2022. She received her new voter identification card with the updated address on 28 November last year. Her old voter ID carried her Odisha address.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, along with his wife Sudhesh Dhankhar also came to the polling booth in Delhi to give their vote.

They both showed off their inked finger after casting their vote.

After he cast his vote, Jagdeep Dhankar said the following, "Voting is both a responsibility and a power. India is the world's most vibrant, acting and effective democracy.

Former president of India, Ram Nath Kovind also came to give his vote today in Delhi.

Voting today for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections started on Saturday morning today, at 7:00 AM, and will continue till 6:00 pm in the evening. Along with Delhi, today's voting will also be for 51 other Lok Sabha seats. Out of those 51, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 10 from Haryana, 8 from West Bengal and Bihar, 6 from Odisha, 4 from Jharkhand, and 1 from Jammu and Kashmir.