Since the moment Kovind's name was announced in New Delhi, scores of BJP workers, especially those associated with the Kalyanpur Vypar Mandal descended here with crackers and sweets, dancing to drum beats.
Kovind, the 71-year-old BJP veteran, who rose from a modest background to become the Governor of Bihar and is now, in all likelihood, set to occupy the country's highest constitutional office.
Associates and neighbours in Maharishi Dayanand Vihar remember Kovind as a simple, soft spoken person who has maintained relations with those who have been with him.
According to Trivedi, Kovind is a man of simple tastes.
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"His likings are simple. He likes simple food and is not very fond of sweets. He has stayed in touch with all of us. He last visited my home in 2012 after coming to know of my wife's death," Trivedi recalled.
Kusuma Rathore, in her sixties, has been the caretaker of Kovind's modest mini-HIG house for the past 15 years.
Kovind's two children, a son and daughter, are both married and well settled, she says, adding that during his visits here he has generally been staying either at the circuit house or some other government accommodation.
The residence of the man, who is set to be the next president of India, does not exhibit signs of power or pelf. Only a simple nameplate that would let a passerby know that it belongs to Ramnath Kovind, an MP.
So much so that it was burgled thrice, the caretaker said.
Next door neighbour Devendra Juneja is a long time associate who went to the 'RSS shakha' with Kovind.
"It is a big day for me and for all those who had known Kovind...He is a very down to earth person and has always been concerned about all those around him," Juneja said.
In Paraukh, Kovind's native village, located in the Jhinjhak area of Kanpur Dehat, it's 'Diwali' time with fire crackers being burst and sweets being distributed.