Ram Nath Kovind elected as India's 14th President
20th July, 2017Category:
Former governor Ram Nath Kovind was elected as India's 14th President. He will be only the second Dalit leader after K R Narayanan since Independence to occupy India's highest ceremonial post. He got 65.6% of votes to beat joint Opposition candidate, , former Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar.
Ram Nath Kovind was an advocate by profession and had practiced in Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. Prior to started practising the law, he had cleared Civil Services Examination in third attempt but did not join as he was selected for allied services. He had entered in active politics in 1994 when he became member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He had served as an MP for two consecutive terms till 2006. Mr. Kovind will be the second Dalit President of India after late President K.R. Narayanan but, more significantly, the first from politically significant Uttar Pradesh and the first person from the BJP to hold the office of President since Independence.
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