Meet the new occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan BJP-led National Democratic Alliance nominee Ram Nath Kovind is the new President of India.



Here is all you need to know about him.

Early life After graduating in law from a Kanpur college, Kovind had gone to Delhi to prepare for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) entrance test. He failed to pass it twice but made it in his third attempt. He, however, did not join as he was selected for the allied services and started practising the law.

Practicing lawyer Kovind, an advocate by profession used to practice in Supreme Court. He had represented India in the United Nations in New York and addressed United Nations General Assembly in October 2002.



In 1977, Kovind had worked as the private secretary of then prime minister Morarji Desai. Later Kovind had also served as national spokesperson of BJP.

Two term Rajya Sabha member Kovind was elected to Rajya Sabha from his home state of Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006.



He had donated his ancestral house in his native village in Kanpur as baraatghar or community house to the village.