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New Delhi, May 25: The country’s first citizen, President Droupadi Murmu, voted in the New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday. Officials provided this information. They stated that President Murmu arrived at the polling station located at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya under the Presidential Estate at around nine in the morning.
After voting, the President posed for a photo showing her inked finger to the media personnel outside the polling station. The polling station was decorated in pink and white colours.
“President Droupadi Murmu joined the queue and cast her vote at the polling station in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. It is a pink booth managed by women staff”, an X post from the President’s official account read.
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President Droupadi Murmu joined the queue and cast her vote at the polling station in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. It is a pink booth managed by women staff. pic.twitter.com/iv2ts9QGgf
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) May 25, 2024
VP Dhankhar and wife cast votes
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his wife Sudesh Dhankhar also voted in the Lok Sabha elections. Dhankhar arrived at the polling station located at the CPWD service centre in North Avenue, Delhi, to exercise his voting rights.
“India’s election is a wonder for the world. Voting is a right as well as a power. India is world’s most vibrant and effective democracy and it is an example for the world,” the Vice President said after casting his vote.
In a post on X after casting his vote he said, “Proud to cast my vote for Lok Sabha 2024 elections. Urge everyone to exercise their right to vote and fulfill their Constitutional duty.”
Proud to cast my vote for Lok Sabha 2024 elections.
Urge everyone to exercise their right to vote and fulfill their Constitutional duty. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/RlkZBy3s74
— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 25, 2024
EAM Jaishankar first male voter of his polling station
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also cast his vote at a polling booth at Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya in Delhi.
“I cast my vote just now. As you can see, I am the first male voter at this booth. We want that people come out in large numbers to vote because it a time to take a big decision for the country,” he stated after casting his vote.
