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

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Irrespective of who wins the presidential election race, India will be getting its second Dalit President, K R Narayanan being the first.

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The ballot boxes received from the states would be counted in an alphabetical order.

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Suresh Angadi, Ganesh Singh & Gajendra Shekhawat are counting agents of BJP.

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India's 14th president will take oath on 25 July

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Take a look at this infographic to understand the President's constituency

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Here is a breakdown of the division of votes:

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Meira Kumar says, "Great belief in ideology I fought for, also believe in inner voice of conscience lets see how much it prevails."

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Result will be declared by 5 pm

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There will be eight rounds of counting, held on four tables and announcements will be made after every round. 

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Counting of votes for Presidential election 2017 has begun.

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Kovind’s sister-in-law Vidyavati has been fasting since 19 July for his victory. She is the wife of Shiv Balak, Kovind’s brother.

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Ram Nath Kovind is set to win the election by a 70 per cent margin

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Ballot boxes from 29 state capitals and the union territory of Puducherry have reached Parliament House amid tight security.

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Both Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar are from the Dalit community and have canvassed hard by visiting states to seek support of legislators.