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Presidential election 2017 Live: Kovind leads by 1 lakh vote after first round of counting

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Presidential election 2017 live: Kovind leads by 1 lakh vote after first round of counting
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NDA nominee for President, Ram Nath Kovind is leading opposition candidate Meira Kumar by 1 lakh votes. As per the rule of proportional representation, the total votes cast by elected lawmakers across India add up to around 11 lakh. The first round of counting has ended and there are seven more to go.

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Here is the state-wise break-up of votes:

Andhra Pradesh: Ram Nath Kovind (27,189); Meira Kumar (0).

Arunanchal Prdesh: Kovind (448); Kumar (24).

Assam: Kovind (10,556); Kumar (460).

Bihar: Kovind (22,460); Kumar (18,867).

Total: Kovind (60,683); Kumar (22,941) after the first round of counting.

First round of the counting got over around 1.30 pm.

the latest update and development are mentioned here:

3:07 pm: After counting 37 votes as invalid, Ram Nath Kovind got 1389/479585 and Meira Kumar got 576/204594.

Counting is in progress. “Counting agents from the opposition for include Deepinder Singh Hooda, Gaurav Gogoi, BK Hariprasad and Nadimul Haque a source quoted.”

The people in Kovind’s village, Paraukh have already begun the celebration.

Meira Kumar responds to the result:

Interacting with the media Meira Kumar “I am not upset, why should I be upset? I am a fighter; I fought for the belief and faith of the majority of my countrymen and women.”

3:30 pm: Prayers are going on at several places for the victory of Ram Nath Kovind.

3:45 pm: People on Twitter have started sending their wishes to Kovind, the next President of the country. As many of you know, the contest had ended before it could even start. Mamta Banerjee has already sent her congratulatory message to Ram Nath Kovind.

Now: Ram Nath  Kovind beats Meira Kumar in the Presidential contest, will be second Dalit President after KR Narayanan. a formal announcement is yet to be made

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