Presidential Poll: NDA Govt In UT Appoints Lakshminarayanan As Election In-charge

Puducherry, July 12: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by All India N R Congress in the Union Territory on Tuesday appointed PWD Minister K Lakshminarayanan (N R Congress) as the election in-charge for the presidential poll to be held here on July 18.

According to a BJP release, Home Minister A. Nammasivayam (BJP) was appointed as the co-in charge for the election while, legislators U Lakshmikandan (N R Congress) and P M L Kalyanasundaram (BJP) were appointed as the polling agents.

It may be noted that the voting for the presidential election will be held in the conference hall of the legislative assembly, which will be the polling booth, on next Monday.
Ruling NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu is pitted against the Opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha.