Ram Nath Kovind sweeps Presidential poll - Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA candi- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA candidate, will become India’s 14th President as he obtained 65.65 percent of votes from the electoral college.

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He defeated his opponent, the joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar with a huge margin as she managed to get only 34.35 percent votes.

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Ram Nath Kovind and Narendra Modi share a good moment

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"Kovind secured 2930 votes with a value of 7,02,044. Meira Kumar got 1,844 votes with the value of 3,67,314, and 77 votes were invalid," said Anoop Mishra, the returning officer for the Presidential election 2017.

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Ram Nath Kovind was born on October 1, 1945 in Kanpur. He pursued B.Com and L.L.B from Kanpur University.

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Ram Nath Kovind is a Dalit leader and he has worked hard for the upliftment of the backward class.

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