The battle for Presidential election of India is now heat up. By declaring the name of Shri Ramnath Kovind as a presidential candidate of NDA they took a lead in election campaign. While briefing to media the BJP president Amit Shah stongly highlighted that they are offering of Dalit candidate for Presidential election.The selection of a Dalit leader for President is seen a move by the BJP to consolidate its growing support among backward castes and poorer voters.
The Opposition has decided to field former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar against NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind in the July 17 presidential election. Seventeen Opposition parties met at the Parliament library on Thursday to deliberate on a consensus candidate and have unanimously picked Meira Kumar as their nominee. As expected, the Opposition has turned the presidential election into a Dalit to Dalit.
Ramnath Kovind
Kovind was born on 1 october 1945 in Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. Kovind holds a Bachelors degree in commerce and a LLB from Kanpur University.After graduating in law , Kovind went to Delhi to prepare for the civil services examination. He passed this exam on his third attempt, but he did not join it but started practicing the law. He was Central Government Advocate in the Delhi High Court from 1977 to 1979 and served as a Central Government standing counsel in the Supreme Court from 1980 to 1993. He practiced in the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court for about 16 years until 1993. As an advocate he provided free legal aid to weaker sections of society, women and the poor under the Free Legal Aid Society in New Delhi. He also served as the personal assistant of Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai in 1977-1978.
He joined the BJP in 1991. He was President of the BJP Dalit Morcha between 1998 and 2002 and President of the All-India Koli Samaj. He also served as national spokesperson of the party. He donated his ancestral home in Derapur to the RSS. He contested from Ghatampur and Bhognipur (both in Uttar Pradesh) assembly constituencies on the BJP ticket but lost both elections.
He was elected and became a Rajya Sabha MP from the state of Uttar Pradesh in April 1994. He served a total of twelve years, two consecutive terms, until March 2006.On 8 August 2015, the President of India appointed Kovind as Governor of Bihar.After nomination for the post of President of India, he resigned from his post as Governor of Bihar,.
Meera Kumar
Mrs. Meera Kumar is prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress . She represent the Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar in the fifteenth Lok Sabha . She was elected unopposed on June 3, 2009 as the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha.Meera Kumari is from the Dalit community and she is the daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Jagjivan Ram .
Mira Kumari joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1973.In 1985, she came first to choose Bijnor from Parliament. In 1990, she was elected a member of the Executive Committee of Congress Party and General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. In 1996, she became a Member of Parliament for the second time and started the third innings in 1998, winning the Lok Sabha seat from Sasaram of Bihar in 2004.In 2004, she was made a Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice in the United Progressive Alliance Government.This time she has been elected to Parliament for the fifth time.
Presidents of India
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1952
CANDIDATES
The contesting candidates and the votes secured by them were
as follows: -
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Dr. Rajendra
Prasad 5,07,400
2. Shri K.T. Shah 92,827
3. Shri Thatte Lakshman Ganesh 2,672
4. Shri Hari Ram 1,954
5. Smt. Krishna Kumar Chatterjee 533
TOTAL 6,05,386
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was declared as elected and the
notification announcing this was published on 06.05.1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
assumed the office of the President of India on 13.05.1952.
SECOND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1957
CANDIDATES
The contesting candidates and the votes secured by them were
as follows:-
CANDIDATE VOTES
POLLED
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 4,59,698
2. Shri Nagendra Narayan Das 2,000
3. Chowdhry Hari Ram 2,672
TOTAL 4,64,370
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
was declared as elected for a second term and the notification announcing this
was published on 10.05.1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad assumed the office of the
President of India on 13.05.1957
THIRD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1962
CANDIDATES
The contesting
candidates and the votes secured by them were as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES
POLLED
1. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan 5,53,067
2. Chowdhry Hari Ram 6,341
3. Shri Yamuna Prasad Trisulia 3,537
TOTAL 5,62,945
Dr. Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan was declared as elected and the notification announcing this was
published on 13-05-1962. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan assumed the office of the
President of India on 13-05-1962.
FOURTH PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, 1967
CANDIDATES
The contesting candidates and the votes secured by them were
as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Dr. Zakir Hussain 4,71,244
2. Shri Kota Subbarao 3,63,971
3. Shri Khubi Ram 1,369
4. Shri Yamuna Prasad Trisulia 750
5. Shri Bhamburkar Shriniwas Gopal 232
6. Shri Brahma Deo 232
7. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee 125
8. Shri Kumar Kamla
Singh 125
9. Shri Chandradutt Senani 0
10. Shri U.P. Chugani 0
11. Dr. M.C. Davar 0
12. Ch. Hari Ram 0
13. Dr. Man Singh 0
14. Smt. Manohara Holkar 0
15. Shri Motilal Bhikabhai Patel 0
16. Sh. Seetharamaiah R. Sharma Hoysala 0
17. Shri Satyabhakt 0
TOTAL 8,38,048
Dr. Zakir Hussain was declared as elected and the
notification announcing this was published on 09-09-1967. He assumed the office
of the President of India on 13-05- 1967.
FIFTH PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, 1969
CANDIDATES
The contesting candidates and the votes secured by them were
as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Shri V.V. Giri
4,01,515
2. Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy 3,13,548
3. Shri C.D. Deshmukh 1,12,769
Shri Chandradatt Senani 5,814
5. Smt. Furcharan Kaur 940
6. Shri Rajabhoj Pandurang Nathuji 831
7. Pandit Babu Lal Mag 576
8. Ch. Hari Ram 125
9. Shri Sharma Manovihari Anirudh 125
10. Shri Khubi Ram 94
11. Shri Bhagmal Nil
12. Shri Krishna Kumar Chatterjee Nil
13. Shri Santosh Kumar Kachhwaha Nil
14. Doctor Ramdular Tripathi Chakor Nil
15. Shri Ramanlal Purushottam Vyas Nil
TOTAL 8,36,337
The quota fixed for
election was 4,18,169 votes. As no candidate secured the required quota in the
first count as above, candidate after candidate was excluded till only two
candidates, namely, Shri V.V. Giri (with 4,20,077 votes) and Shri N. Sanjeeva
Reddy (with 4,05,427 votes) remained in the field. Shri V.V. Giri who secured
the quota was declared elected by the Returning Officer on 20.08.1969 and the
newly elected President assumed office on 24-08-1969.
SIXTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1974
CANDIDATES
The contesting candidates and the votes secured by were
as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES
POLLED
1. Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 7,65,587
2. Shri Tridib Chaudhuri 1,89,196
TOTAL 9,54,783
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was declared as elected and the
notification announcing this was published on 20-08-1974. He assumed the office
of the President of India on 24-08-1974.
SEVENTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1977
CANDIDATES In all 37 candidates filed their nominations. On
scrutiny, the Returning Officer rejected the nominations
filed by 36
candidates. Thus only one validly nominated
candidate 24 remained in the field,
namely, Shri Neelam
Sanjiva Reddy. Neither the preparation nor publication of
the list of contesting candidates for taking the poll therefore
became
necessary. After 3.00 p.m. on the last date fixed
for withdrawal of
candidatures, viz., 21-07- 1977, the
Returning Officer declared the result of
election under
section 8(1) of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential
Elections
Act, 1952 and Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
was declared elected unopposed. THIS
WAS THE FIRST TIME WHEN A CANDIDATE WAS DECLARED ELECTED TO THE HIGHEST OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITHOUT A CONTEST. ANNOUNCEMENT The announcement of
election of Shri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy as President of India
EIGHTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1982
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Gyani Zail Singh 7,54,113
2. Shri H.R. Khanna 2,82,685
TOTAL 10,36,798
Gyani Zail Singh was declared elected by the Returning
Officer on 15.07.1982. He assumed office on 25-07-1982. 26
NINTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1987
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Shri R.
Venkataraman 7,40,148
2. Shri V. Krishna Iyer 2,81,550
3. Shri Mithilesh Kumar 2,223
TOTAL 10,23,921
Shri R. Venkataraman was declared elected by the Returning
Officer on 16-07-1987. He assumed office on 25-07-1987.
TENTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 1992
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE
VOTES POLLED
1. Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 6,75,804
2. Shri G.G. Swell 3,46,485
3. Shri Ram Jethmalani 2,704
4. Kaka Joginder Singh Urf Dharti-Pakad 1,135
TOTAL 10,26,188
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma was declared elected by the
Returning Officer on 16-07- 1992. He assumed office on 25-07-1992.
ELEVENTH PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, 1997
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Shri K.R. Narayanan 9,56,290
2. Shri T.N. Seshan 50,631
TOTAL 10,06,921
Shri K.R. Narayanan was declared elected by the Returning
Officers on 22-07-1997. He assumed office on 25-07-1997.
TWELFTH PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, 2002
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 9,22,884
2. Smt. Lakshmi Sahgal 1,07,366
TOTAL 10,30,250
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was declared elected by the
Returning Officer on 18th July 2002. He assumed office on 25th July 2002.
THIRTEENTH
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2007
CANDIDATES
CANDIDATE VOTES
POLLED
1. Smt. Pratibha
Devisingh Patil 6,38,116
2. Sh. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 3,31,306
TOTAL 9,69,422
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil was declared elected by the
Returning Officer on 21st July, 2007. She assumed office on 25th July 2007.
FOURTEENTH
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2012
CANDIDATES CANDIDATE VOTES POLLED
1. Sh. Pranab Mukherjee 7,13,763
2. Sh. Purno Agitok Sangma 3,15,987
TOTAL 10,29,750
Sh. Pranab Mukherjee was declared elected by the Returning
Officer on 22nd July, 2012. He assumed office on 25th July 2012.
Present position of President election
At present all alliance parneters of NDA including Shiv Sena are firmly backing on Mr, Ramnath Kovind. On the contrary all Opposition parties is not unite together behind Meera Kumar. Bihar C.M. Nitishkumar (JDU) announce support to Ramnath Kovind. Opposition Parties including AIADMK,YSRCP, BJD,TRS, INLD & IND also extends their support to NDAs candidate Mr.Ramnath Kovind.
Electoral college
State
|
Electrol
|
NDA
|
UPA
|
Others
|
Members of Parliament
|
748
|
413
|
112
|
223
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
174
|
107
|
0
|
67
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
60
|
49
|
1
|
10
|
Assam
|
126
|
86
|
39
|
1
|
Bihar
|
243
|
58
|
178
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
90
|
49
|
39
|
2
|
Delhi
|
70
|
4
|
0
|
66
|
Goa
|
39
|
23
|
16
|
0
|
Gujarat
|
182
|
123
|
59
|
0
|
Haryana
|
90
|
48
|
17
|
25
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
68
|
28
|
36
|
4
|
Jammu &
Kashmir
|
87
|
55
|
27
|
5
|
Jharkhand
|
81
|
48
|
6
|
27
|
Karnataka
|
225
|
46
|
121
|
58
|
Kerala
|
140
|
1
|
41
|
98
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
231
|
165
|
56
|
10
|
Maharashtra
|
288
|
188
|
93
|
7
|
Manipur
|
60
|
37
|
22
|
1
|
Meghalaya
|
59
|
14
|
39
|
6
|
Mizoram
|
40
|
5
|
34
|
1
|
Nagaland
|
60
|
50
|
2
|
08
|
Odisha
|
147
|
10
|
16
|
121
|
Punjab
|
117
|
18
|
77
|
22
|
Puducherry
|
30
|
8
|
17
|
5
|
Rajasthan
|
200
|
161
|
24
|
15
|
Sikkim
|
32
|
21
|
11
|
0
|
Tamil Nadu
|
234
|
0
|
98
|
134
|
Telagana
|
119
|
8
|
13
|
98
|
Tripura
|
60
|
0
|
3
|
57
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
403
|
325
|
56
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
70
|
57
|
11
|
2
|
West Bengal
|
294
|
6
|
39
|
249
|
Total
(Assembly)
|
4852
|
2204
|
1288
|
1360
|
Electoral Votes
In the present situation the electoral votes of NDA and UPA are as shown in the following table. Total electoral votes of NDA is 527,371 with percentage of 48.10. Others Parties have 133,907 electoral votes ( 12.20%). These other parties already extend their support to Shri Ramanath Kovind . Total 60.30% elecroral votes are behind NDAs candidate.The balance is clearly tilted towards Shri Ramnath Kovind to be the next President Of India.
Party/ Alliance
|
Party Consist
|
Lok Sabha Votes
|
Rajya Sabha Votes
|
State Assemblies Votes
|
Total Votes
|
Percentage
|
||
237,888
|
49,560
|
239,923
|
527,371
|
48.10%
|
||||
Other Parties
|
50,268
|
20,532
|
63,107
|
133,907
|
12.20%
|
|||
Government Total ( Including Non NDA Parties' support)
|
661,278
|
60.30%
|
||||||
34,692
|
46,020
|
93,137
|
173,849
|
15.90%
|
||||
Other Parties
|
60,180
|
47,436
|
152,776
|
260,392
|
23.80%
|
|||
Opposition Total
|
434,241
|
39.70%
|
||||||
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