2017 Indian presidential election

Not to be confused with 2017 Indian National Congress presidential election.
2017 Indian presidential election
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Turnout97.29%[1] Increase
 
Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg
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Nominee Ram Nath Kovind Meira Kumar
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA United Opposition (India)
Home state Uttar Pradesh Bihar
Electoral vote 702,044 367,314
States carried 21 8+NCT+PY
Percentage 65.65% 34.35%
Swing 34.95% Increase 34.95% Decrease
President before election

Pranab Mukherjee
INC

President after election

Ram Nath Kovind
BJP

The 2017 presidential election was held in India on 17 July 2017 with the votes counted and the results announced on 20 July 2017. President Pranab Mukherjee, whose term of office was due to expire on 24 July 2017,[2] declined to seek re-election due to health concerns and old age.

Governor of Bihar Ram Nath Kovind of the Bharatiya Janata Party had the backing of the governing National Democratic Alliance coalition, and went up against opposition candidate Meira Kumar of the Indian National Congress in the vote. Kovind secured roughly two-thirds of the votes from the electoral college of elected members of federal, state and union territory legislatures and was elected to a five-year term as President.[3] Kovind's term of office began on 25 July 2017.

  1. ^ Prabhu, Sunil; Varma, Shylaja. "Presidential Election Sees Nearly 99% Voting, ram math kovind Set For Easy Win: 10 Points". NDTV. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Election Commission issues notification for President's election". The Hindu. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (21 July 2017). "Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2017.