Incumbent Pranab Mukherjee's term as President ends on July 25

Presidential election 2017 India

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	Former Bihar Governor and the National Democratic Alliance&#39;s (NDA&#39;s) Presidential election candidate Ram Nath Kovind is set succeed incumbent Pranab Mukherjee and become the 14th President of India.<br />
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	Kovind was in a contest with the Opposition candidate, former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar.<br />
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	In the presidential election 2017, held on July 17, of the total 4,880 valid voters &mdash; 4,109 members of legislative Assemblies (MLAs) and 771 elected members of Parliament (MPs) &mdash; 99.49 per cent had cast their vote.&nbsp;Of the total 771 MPs who are entitled to vote, 768, or 99.61 per cent, cast their votes. Likewise, of the 4,109 MLAs entitled to vote, 4,083 or 99.37 per cent cast their votes, officials said.</div>
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	The counting of votes began at 11 am on Thursday. Kovind secured more than 65 per cent of the votes, against Meira Kumar&#39;s about 35 per cent.</div>

The counting of votes for presidential election result 2017 will begin today at 11 am. And it is believed that Ram Nath Kovind has an edge over Meira Kumar. Get more updates about who will be the next president of India 2017.

Presidential Election 2017 Results: Ram Nath Kovind to be the 14th President of India

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Amit Shah says: &quot;Congratulations to Shri Ram Nath Kovind ji for emphatic victory in the 2017 Presidential elections. His victory is truly historic.&quot;

The 72-year-old is the second Indian President to come from the Dalit community.&nbsp;K R Narayanan was the first. Kovind will assume office on July 26.&nbsp;

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Kovind, who has one son and a daughter, has also served on the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management.&nbsp;

Kovind was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1994 and inducted in the BJP&rsquo;s national executive in 1997. His second Rajya Sabha term was from 2000 to 2006.

He was the general secretary of the All India Koli Samaj from 1971 to 1975, and the Union government advocate in the Delhi High Court in two stints &ndash; from 1977 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1984. He had also been the general secretary of the Depressed Classes Legal Aid Bureau.

Born in village Paraunkh in the Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh on October 1, 1945, Kovind earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree, followed by an LLB, from Kanpur&rsquo;s BNSD Intercollege and DAV College.

Kovind had been a member of the Rajya Sabha for 12 years and part of several parliamentary panels.

An advocate by profession, Kovind practised law in both High Court and the Supreme Court. He was made the Governor of Bihar in 2015, after the NDA took office at the Centre in May the previous year.

Meira Kumar bagged 34 per cent (1,844) votes&nbsp;<br />
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Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India. Secures 65.65 per cent votes.

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	Last phase of counting underway: Ram Nath Kovind crosses halfway mark</div>

Kanpur Dehat: People offer prayers for Kovind in anticipation of his win

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The next president of India will be sworn-in by the Chief Justice of India J S Khehar in the Central Hall of the Parliament.

As per the locals, Kovind has always been a down-to-earth person and has been visiting their village on regular intervals. They consider the bond to between him and the villagers to be tight and close.

Presidential Election 2017 Results: Ram Nath Kovind to be the 14th President of India

The NDA candidate beats Opposition's Meira Kumar by securing 65.5% of votes; incumbent Pranab Mukherjee's term as President ends on July 25