Ram Nath Kovind defeats Meira Kumar. The NDA candidate crosses the half-way winning margin in the Presidential Elections 2017 to become the 14th President of India. Kumar gets 34.35% of votes.¦ State-wise break-up of counting of votes:
— Chattisgarh: Ram Nath Kovind (6,708); Meira Kumar (4,515); 3 invalid.
— Goa: Kovind (500); Kumar (220); 2 invalid.
— Gujarat: Kovind (19,404); Kumar (7,203).
— Haryana: Kovind (8,176); Kumar (1,792).
— Himachal Pradesh: Kovind (1,530); Kumar (1,887).
— Jharkhand: Kovind (8,176); Kumar (4,576); 4 invalid.
— Jammu and Kashmir: Kovind (4,032); Kumar (2,160).
— Parliament: Kovind (3,69,576); Kumar (1,59,300); 21 invalid.
Total vote: Kovind (4,79,585); Kumar (2,04,594).
¦ Ram Nath Kovind gets 1,389 votes with value of 479,585, Meira Kumar gets 576 votes with value of 20,4594 after counting in Parliament House and 11 states.
Kovind is leading with a handsome margin in the presidential contest after receiving 1,389 votes against opposition candidate Meira Kumar, who got 576 votes, according to partial results today.
In the Electoral College system, Kovind’s votes are worth 4,79,585 while Kumar’s have a value of 2,04,594 at the end of counting of ballots in Parliament House and 11 states.
The NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind established a massive lead of more than two lakh in vote value over the Opposition’s nominee Meira Kumar as counting of votes progressed in the presidential election on Thursday.