New Delhi: There are around 9,200 Congress Party delegates are geared up to vote for their ideal candidate among the two parliamentarians- Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday for the Congress Party President post.
The voting will be started between 10 am and 4 pm on Monday and the results will be declared on October 19.
Central Election Authority Chairman of Congress Madhusudan Mistry said, “The delegates from all states will vote at their respective polling stations with a ‘tick’ mark for the candidate they support. Arrangements have been made for smooth polling.”
“Ballot boxes will reach Delhi on Oct 18 & counting of votes will be done on October 19. Polling booth set up at AICC as well, where over 50 people will vote. The whole polling process will be fair & free, no doubt about that,’ he added.
Congress President Poll Live Updates: 75 Congress delegates to cast their votes at AICC headquarters; no Bharat Jodo Yatra today; Rahul to vote at ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ campsite in Karnataka.
12: 55 PM Rahul votes for his candidate
लोकतंत्र हमारी सबसे बड़ी ताकत है।
श्री @RahulGandhi ने भारत जोड़ो यात्रा कैम्प साइट पर कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष चुनाव के लिए मतदान किया। https://t.co/i2ODe5Kfd9
— SANJAY CHOUDHARY 🇮🇳 (@sanjay7choudhry) October 17, 2022
11: 45AM– “I believe revival of Congress has begun” Tharoor; Kharge says “Together have to build party”
Congress Prez poll: "I believe revival of Congress has begun" Tharoor; Kharge says "Together have to build party"
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/2G8a1FbdIG#ShashiTharoor #MallikarjunKharge #CongressPresidentPolls #CongressParty pic.twitter.com/XLNR3T9vJj
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11: 41 AM- Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh casts his vote
Delhi | Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh casts his vote to choose the new Congress president pic.twitter.com/ETSvSdHKbk
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11:39 am Sonia, Priyanka vote
Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji and Smt. Priyanka Gandhi ji voting in Congress presidential election pic.twitter.com/JrXvlQmbla
— Spirit of Congress✋ (@SpiritOfCongres) October 17, 2022
11: 12 AM Mallikarjun Kharge votes
Karnataka | Congress presidential election candidate Mallikarjun Kharge casts his vote in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/bfIsEGfVPp
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11:05 am – Sonia Gandhi casting her vote
#WATCH | Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi & party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cast their vote to elect the new party president, at the AICC office in Delhi pic.twitter.com/aErRUpRVv0
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
10: 52: Karnataka Congress president Shivakumar says the country will benefit from the election
Congress presidential election | It is a historic day for the Congress party. 490 people voting here today; polling going on in a transparent way. The country will benefit from this: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, at Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/iVJC9qKsFM
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
10: 50: Ashok Gahlot says today is historical day as election gives message of harmony in the party
Today is a historic day, the election for Congress president is taking place today after 22 years. This election gives the message of internal harmony in the party. My relation with Gandhi family will be same even after 19 Oct (day of counting of votes): Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot pic.twitter.com/CRxpYAz5nX
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
10:38: Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra reached at AICC headquarter to vote
Congress presidential elections: 75 delegates including Sonia, Priyanka Gandhi to vote at AICC headquarters
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/ilEXdSFUgi#CongressPresident #Congress #PriyankaGandhi #SoniaGandhi #aicc pic.twitter.com/RWZSLvsmOT
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10:36: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh reaction after voting
Congress party is the only political party to hold elections for its president. This is a historic day. Rahul Gandhi will cast his vote in Ballari during Bharat Jodo Yatra. Party's interim president Sonia Gandhi is expected to cast her vote around 11am: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh pic.twitter.com/BMiBj4l79Q
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
10:29 Congress stalwarts cast their votes
Congress presidential elections | Congress MPs P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and other party leaders cast their votes at the AICC office in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/IUMhCjKdst
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
Congress party’s election authority chairman conducts final checks before voting.
Delhi | Congress party's Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry conducts final checks before voting for the party's presidential election begins at the AICC office pic.twitter.com/wk64zlZ0fP
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
Congress to vote to elect its next president today
Visuals from the residence of Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala pic.twitter.com/4mQ6sarfZj
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2022
137-year-old history
This is the sixth time in its nearly 137-year-old history that polls will be held to elect the President of the party.
It is noted that Sonia Gandhi is the longest-serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and since 2019.
It is not the first time that a non-Gandhi leader is contesting for the party presidency post-Independence, Jitendra Prasad contested for the post of President about 22 years ago against Sonia Gandhi in which Sonia emerged as a winner holding the mantle of the party for 20 years.
