<P> Governor of Bihar Ram Nath Kovind of the Bharatiya Janata Party had the backing of the governing National Democratic Alliance coalition , and went up against opposition candidate Meira Kumar of the Indian National Congress in the vote . Kovind secured roughly two thirds of the votes from the electoral college of elected members of federal , state and union territory legislatures and was elected to a five - year term as President . Kovind 's term of office began on 25 July 2017 . </P>
who are nominated for president of india 2017
Ram Nath Kovind Meira Kumar