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The counting of votes for the Congress President’s election will be held today at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office at 24 Akbar Road, New Delhi. Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are face to face in the elections, but trends suggest Kharge’s victory as they have the support of the Gandhi family. Out of 9900 voters, 9500 had cast their votes in the election.
counting will be like this
After voting on October 17, ballot boxes from all the booths were called for at the AICC office. The ballot papers will be mixed before the counting of votes begins on Wednesday so that it is not known which candidate has got how many votes from which state. After this, the votes will be sorted, then counting will be done by making 50-50 votes.
Rahul Gandhi casts his vote while standing in line with the delegates to cast their vote in Bellary, Karnataka.
Voting took place in 67 booths at 36 polling stations
The Central Election Authority (CEA) of the Congress had set up 67 booths at 36 polling stations in the election. Maximum 6 booths were in UP. One booth was made for every 200 delegates. 47 delegates, including Rahul Gandhi, who participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, cast their vote in Bellary, Karnataka. Here a separate booth was made at the camp of the Yatra.
The last time elections were held by voting in 1998
The last time voting was held for the post of President in Congress was in the year 1998. Then there was Jitendra Prasad in front of Sonia Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi got around 7,448 votes, while Jitendra Prasad was reduced to 94 votes. The Gandhi family never faced any challenge when Sonia Gandhi became the president.
Congress will get 65th president
Whoever wins this election will be the 65th leader to become the Congress President. Many of these leaders have been presidents more than once. If Kharge wins these elections, he will be the second Dalit leader to become the Congress President. Babu Jagjivan Ram was the first Dalit leader to become the Congress President. In the 75 years after independence, 42 years the command of the party was with the Gandhi family. At the same time, for 33 years, the reins of the party president remained with leaders other than the Gandhi family.
Tharoor’s tweet – History will remember, we were not silent
Before voting, Shashi Tharoor did not get polling agents in many states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Haryana. Congress then changed the rules and provided them with polling agents. According to the Congress constitution, only the delegates who cast their votes are the polling agents. Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor wrote in a tweet – We also fight some battles so that history can remember that the present was not silent.
Kharge vs Tharoor: 2 statements…
1. Shashi Tharoor- The workers will decide the fate of Congress. The era of change has begun in Congress. I have spoken to Kharge ji and wished him all the best. Whatever the outcome, we will remain allies.
2. Mallikarjun Kharge- It is part of our internal choice. Everything we said to each other was friendly. We have to form a party together. Tharoor called me and wished me well and I have also congratulated him.
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