New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected as the new President of India, securing a massive margin over his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rival Meira Kumar in a straight fight.


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In an electoral college of 4,986 voters with a vote value of 10,98,903, Kovind got 2,930 votes carrying a value of 7,00,244, while the former Lok Sabha Speaker secured 1,844 votes with a value of 3,67,314.


While Kovind got 65.65 percent of the total valid vote value of 10,69,358, Meira Kumar got 34.35 percent.


Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar: Here is how states voted in Presidential Election 2017


However, following are the states where Kumar trounced Kovind:


Himachal Pradesh – Meira Kumar secured 37 votes while Ram Nath Kovind got 30


Karnataka – Meira Kumar - 163, Ram Nath Kovind - 56


Kerala - Meira Kumar - 138, Ram Nath Kovind - 1


Meghalaya - Meira Kumar - 41, Ram Nath Kovind - 8


Mizoram - Meira Kumar - 31, Ram Nath Kovind - 6


Punjab - Meira Kumar - 95, Ram Nath Kovind - 18


Tripura - Meira Kumar - 53, Ram Nath Kovind - 7


West Bengal - Meira Kumar - 273, Ram Nath Kovind -11


NCT-Delhi - Meira Kumar - 55, Ram Nath Kovind - 6


Puducherry - Meira Kumar - 19, Ram Nath Kovind - 10