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

3:42 PM

The villagers are even performing 'havan' and holding prayers for Kovind at various places.

3:40 PM

Celebrations in Kovind's village Paraunkh have already started. People are dancing, singing and are preparing sweets to mark the day, referring the day as the proud moment for their region.

 

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"We are confident that he will become the next President of India. There is no doubt about it. We are very happy about it and the entire village is celebrating at this moment. There is no word to express how happy we are feeling right now," Anil Kumar, one of the relatives of Kovind, told ANI. 

3:19 PM

With electoral college votes worth 4,79,585 in value in his favour, so far, Kovind leads Opposition candidate Meira Kumar by 2,75,000 points after counting was completed in Parliament House and 11 states. 

Kumar, for her part, has got electoral college votes worth 2,04,594 points so far. 

 

The value of an MP's vote is 708, while that of an Assembly member varies from state to state depending on the size of its population. 

 

The total value of votes of the presidential electoral college is 10,98,903.

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The states where the counting has finished include Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

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Do you know why the ballot boxes are known as ‘Mr Ballot Box’?

 

This is because the boxes, which reached the parliament two days ago, are sent to Delhi via plane through a senior security official. The official, who is trusted to maintain the secrecy travels in Business Class compartment along with the box, reported ABP Live. 

 

Here comes the catch: The ballot box has a seat reserved for itself next to the official carrying it. Therefore, as it is not transported as a cargo, it is known as ‘Mr Ballot Box.’

 

2:51 PM

Number of invalid votes: 21

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Total votes in Meira Kumar's favour is 225 in value of 1,59,300

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Total votes polled in favour of Ram Nath Kovind is 522 in value of 3,69,576

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In Bihar, it was a close fight with Kovind getting 22,490 and Meira Kumar 18,867.

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According to Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra, the Returning Officer for the July 20 election, Kovind secured 60,683 value of votes after ballots from four states - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bihar - were counted.

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I am not upset, why should I be upset? I am a fighter, I fought for the belief and faith of majority of my countrymen and women, says Meira Kumar who has not flared better than Kovind.

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In Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim, the Opposition's nominee receieved 0 votes, meanwhile, the NDA's canditate got 27,666 and 210 votes in the respective states.

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States where Ram Nath Kovind trumped over Meira Kumar: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Haryana, Chattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

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States where Meira Kumar bagged more votes than Kovind: West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, New Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Puducherry