Ram Nath Kovind elected President of India

New Delhi, July 20 : Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected President of India. He got 64.65 per cent of the total votes, while the Opposition nominee Meira Kumar bagged 34.35 per cent votes.
NDA nominee Kovind, a former Bihar governor, was pitted against opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha Speaker.
Kovind was expected to win the presidential race given that the BJP and its allies have a majority in electoral college comprising Members of Parliament and members of legislative assemblies and councils of all states.
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: Meira Kumar pic.twitter.com/52AbfSffQE
Counting began at 11 am with the ballot box of Parliament House being opened first, followed by ballot boxes received from states in alphabetical order. The votes were counted on four separate tables and there were eight rounds of counting.