Ram Nath Kovind, 71, is second Dalit President after KR Narayanan to walk into the 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan. | WATCH LIVE
Ram Nath Kovind took oath as India's 14th President today. Kovind was sworn-in by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar at the Central Hall of Parliament House.
Ram Nath Kovind, 71, is second Dalit President after KR Narayanan to walk into the 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kovind defeated Congress-led Opposition's candidate former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar by a handsome margin of 65.2 per cent votes.
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Chief Justice of India JS Khehar arrives at Parliament House to administer oath of office to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: India Today/Supriya Bhardwaj)
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Delhi: President-elect #RamNathKovind on his way to Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will be sworn in as President of India shortly - Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 PM to allow members to participate in the President's swearing-in ceremony.
- Family members of President-elect Ram Nath Kovind start arriving at Parliament House for his oath taking ceremony.
Delhi: #RamNathKovind's family members arrive at the Parliament ahead of his swearing-in, say they are extremely happy and proud. - President-elect Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita visit Rajghat.
- After the tour, Kovind will drop off Mukherjee at his new residence - 10, Rajaji Marg.
Delhi: President-elect #RamNathKovind leaves his residence for Rajghat. He will be sworn in as the 14th President of India, today. - The new president will leave for Rashtrapati Bhavan where an inter-services guard of honour will be given to him in the forecourt and courtesies will be extended to the outgoing president.
- Thereafter, the outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee will give Kovind a tour of the official residence - the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- The swearing-in event is likely to get over by 12:36 PM when the new president and Pranab Mukherjee would proceed towards Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Ahead of the oath taking ceremony, Kovind will visit Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial on the banks of Yamuna river.
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who broke ranks with the Opposition to support NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind, is also likely to attend the event.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Union Ministers, senior BJP leaders, chief ministers of several states will be attending Kovind's swearing-in ceremony.
Source: India Today
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