Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA backed candidate to contest Prrsidential poll, won over two-third of the votes cast by an electoral college of MPs and MLAs. "Mr Kovind has secured a clear majority... I duly declare him as the President of India," said election officer Anoop Mishra. Mr Kovind won the 2,930 votes with a value of 7,02,044 and Ms Kumar managed 1,844 votes with a value of 3,67,314. Mr Kovind, former Bihar governor, 71, will be sworn in on July 25 ending the era of President Pranab Mukherjee.