Ram Nath Kovind (71) sworn in as the 14th President of India. He was administered oath to the office by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar in Parliament’s Central Hall.
With this, he became the second Dalit President of India after late President K.R. Narayanan.
He is also the first person from Uttar Pradesh to hold the office of President since Independence.
Kovind was born on 1st October 1945 in Paraukh village in the Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh.
He had completed graduation in law from a Kanpur college.
Before starting his career as a lawyer, he cleared the civil services examination but did not join as he was selected for an allied.
He had joined the BJP in 1991.
He was President of the BJP Dalit Morcha between 1998 and 2002. He also served as Member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.
Prior to getting elected as President, Mr. Kovind had served as the 35th Governor of Bihar.
KR Narayanan: Know More- In office: 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002
- Prime Minister: I. K. Gujral
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Vice President : Krishan Kant
- Born: Kocheril Raman Narayanan
- Date: 4 February 1921
- Place: Perumthanam, Travancore, British India (now Uzhavoor, Kerala, India)
- Died: 9 November 2005 (aged 84) New Delhi, India
- Nationality: Indian
- Political party: Indian National Congress
- Spouse(s): Usha Narayanan (m. 1951–2005)
- Alma mater: University of Kerala (B.A., M.A.)
- London School of Economics (B.Sc)
