New Delhi: The names of the members elected for the 18th Lok Sabha have been handed over to President Draupadi Murmu. With this, the code of conduct imposed during the Lok Sabha elections also ended on Thursday. The country’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar handed over the list of new MPs to the President on Thursday evening. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday evening and met President Draupadi Murmu.
According to the President’s Secretariat, a copy of the notification issued by the Election Commission of India in reference to Section 73 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was handed over to the President. It contains the names of the members elected to the Lok Sabha after the general elections of the 18th Lok Sabha.
President congratulates Election Commissioners
The President congratulated the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on the successful completion of the largest democratic electoral process in human history. On behalf of the entire nation, he appreciated the efforts of the Election Commission, its officers and staff members, other public officials, police and security personnel, Centre and State, involved in the management and supervision of the campaign and poll.
According to the President’s Secretariat, tireless and diligent work has been done to maintain the sanctity of the people’s ballot and successfully conduct free and fair elections. Above all, he praised millions of voters who participated in the electoral process in such large numbers. The President said, “This is completely in line with our Constitution and India’s deep and unwavering democratic traditions.”
On Wednesday, the 17th Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect
During the meeting with the President, Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were also present with the Chief Election Commissioner. Earlier on Wednesday, the President dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha with immediate effect. This decision was taken by the President on the advice of the Union Cabinet. (With IANS inputs)
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