Bhubaneswar: The presidential candidate of the BJP-led NDA, Draupadi Murmu left for New Delhi on Thursday morning at 9.10 am to file her nomination papers on June 24.
Reportedly, Murmu reached Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night from her native Rairangpur town in Mayurbhanj district.
She was received by Odisha BJP president Samir Mohanty and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi at MCL Guest House in Bhubaneswar.
Later this morning, she reached Biju Patnaik International Airport from the MCL guest house amid tight security. A traditional dance was also performed outside the departure gate to greet her.
The Centre has accorded a Z+ security cover of CRPF commandos to the Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu. The Union home ministry directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to deploy its VIP protection team to take charge of Murmu’s security.
A detachment of about 14-16 personnel of the paramilitary force based in Odisha has taken over the task of providing the security cover to Ms Murmu. They will be escorting her wherever she travels across the state and the country.
It is pertinent to mention that the presidential poll will be held on July 18, 2022 and counting will take place on July 21. The nomination filing began on June 15 and the last date for filing of nominations is on June 29.
Polling will be held in the Parliament House and the premises of the State Legislative Assemblies. The total number of electors will be 4,809 including 776 Members of Parliament and 4,033 Members of Legislative Assemblies. The total value of the votes will be 10 lakh 86 thousand 431, said sources.
Notably, BJP-led NDA announced Draupadi Murmu had been named as a Presidential candidate for the upcoming elections. Speaking about Draupadi Murmu’s candidature, BJP chief JP Nadda said that preference has been given for the first time to a woman tribal candidate.
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