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Assam, Manipur and Nagaland MLAs cast votes for Presidential Election

In Assam, a total of 124 legislators exercised their voting rights for the Presidential polls today. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is among those who cast their votes early in the day.<br />''<br />''Official sources said that 1 Congress MLA cast his vote in New Delhi while two AIUDF MLAs did not turn up to cast their votes as they went on to perform Hajj.  There are a total of 126 legislators in Assam.<br />''<br />''In Manipur, the 16th Presidential Election in respect of Manipur was held today at the Committee Room of Manipur Legislative Assembly. All the 60 MLAs of Ruling and Opposition party cast their votes.<br />''<br />''Casting of votes started at 10:00 am. Ballot boxes containing polled ballot papers, and other election materials will be carried back to the Returning Officer's Office, New Delhi tomorrow and the counting of votes will be taken up on Thursday.<br />''<br />''The value of an MLA of Manipur is 18 votes. The vote value of the MLAs will be defined as per the population registered in the census of 1971. With the value of each MLA defined at 18 votes, the total vote value of Manipur is 1080 after multiplying the value of an MLA and the total number of MLAs.<br />''<br />''59 legislators from the Nagaland Legislative Assembly including Chief Minister Mr. Neiphiu Rio today cast their votes for the Election of the 16th President of India at the Nagaland Assembly Secretariat Kohima. The oldest among the 60 sitting members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly,  Mr. Kejong Chang who is 88 years old also casted his vote. Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate change, Mr. Y. M Yollow could not vote due to health issue.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, both Members of Parliament,Ms.  S Phangnon Konyak and Mr. Tokheho Yepthomi cast their votes in the Parliament House.<br />''<br />''Ruling United Democratic Alliance which include 42 legislators of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, 12 BJP, 4 MLAs of NPF, and two Independent had declared support to NDA's Presidential candidate Mrs. Draupadi Murmur.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Mr. Rio speaking to media persons after casting his vote expressed confidence that there will be no cross-voting among the legislators and that the NDA's candidate will get 100 percent votes from the state. </span>

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