'I feel privileged to walk on same path as Dr Radhakrishnan, Dr Abdul Kalam & Pranab da,' says President Kovind

New Delhi: President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn-in as the 14th President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan today in a glittering ceremony. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar will be swearing in the new President at a ceremonial function in the Parliament House. Here's what happened in the day: Delhi: President #RamNathKovind arrives at Rashtrapati Bhawan after swearing-in ceremony pic.twitter.com/qthRlXBGFy

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UP: People celebrate at village of President #RamNathKovind in Kanpur Dehat district after being sworn-in as the 14th President of India pic.twitter.com/j7zL4q986U — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 25, 2017

• We are diverse, yet united and one, says President Kovind
• I feel privileged to walk on the same path as Dr.Radhakrishnan, Dr. Abdul Kalam and Pranab da: President Kovind

LIVE: #RamNathKovind's swearing-in as President of Indiahttps://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/3GmV96YK6E — ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 25, 2017

LIVE UPDATES: President-elect #RamNathKovind & #PranabMukherjee reach Parliamenthttps://t.co/uuIcKGvsT0 pic.twitter.com/pDTfbcBjXE — ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 25, 2017

#RajyaSabha adjourned till 2 PM to enable members participate in the #swearing-in ceremony of the #President. — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 25, 2017

JUST IN: President-elect #RamNathKovind meets #PranabMukherjee https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/Nm10OvoNPK — ABP News (@abpnewstv) July 25, 2017

Delhi: President-elect #RamNathKovind on his way to Rashtrapati Bhawan. He will be sworn in as President of India shortly pic.twitter.com/4qnAHuefsA — ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017

#LokSabha adjourned till 3 PM to allow members to participate in the #President's swearing-in ceremony. — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 25, 2017

• Kovind's swearing in at 12:15 pm.
• Kovind's family members arrive at the Parliament ahead of his swearing-in, say they are extremely happy and proud.

Delhi: #RamNathKovind's family members arrive at the Parliament ahead of his swearing-in, say they are extremely happy and proud. pic.twitter.com/oV9z0V5jLh — ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017

Delhi: President-elect #RamNathKovind & his wife Savita Kovind pay tributes at Rajghat. pic.twitter.com/HtbdVHr8qf — ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017

Delhi: President-elect #RamNathKovind leaves his residence for Rajghat. He will be sworn in as the 14th President of India, today. pic.twitter.com/jlZergegEi — ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017

Before the ceremony, Kovind visited Rajghat where he paid tribute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi Kovind, a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee last Thursday won the presidential elections by defeating Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. After final round of counting, Kovind got 7,02,044 votes out of a total of 10,69,358 while his opponent and former Lok Sabha speaker Kumar secured 3,67,314 votes. A lawyer by profession, Kovind has worked extensively in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Kovind has been the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste Morcha chief (1998-2002) and the President of the All-India Koli Samaj. He also served as the national spokesperson of the party. The saffron party had even tired to project him as an alternative to Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh. He was enrolled as an advocate in 1971 with the Bar Council of Delhi. He became the Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court in 1978 and practised in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court for about 16 years till 1993. He was appointed as the Governor of Bihar on August 8, 2015. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. Kovind served as member of the board of management of the BR Ambedkar University, Lucknow. He also served as member of board of governors of Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. Kovind also represented India in United Nations (New York) and addressed the UN General Assembly in October, 2002. (With inputs from agencies)