New Delhi: The BJP has called the NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind's win in the presidential election a truly historic win. But the former governor who will become the country's second Dalit President may not be the only one setting records. Meira Kumar, the joint opposition's candidate, too has created one; sh Ms Kumar, who had tried to turn the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan into a battle for ideology and not individuals, received 3.67 lakh votes out of 10.69 lakh valid votes polled. The last candidate who came close was a former Chief Justice of India Koka Subba Rao who contested the 1967 election as a candidate of united opposition parties.
Justice Rao had resigned from the judiciary to contest the election, lost to Zakir Hussain but secured a record 3.63 lakh votes. It was an unbeaten record for 50 years. Justice Rao's second record is still intact; he got 43 per cent of the vote share. At 34 per cent, Ms Kumar lags by about 10 percentage points. e polled the highest votes by a losing candidate.
Justice Rao had resigned from the judiciary to contest the election, lost to Zakir Hussain but secured a record 3.63 lakh votes. It was an unbeaten record for 50 years. Justice Rao's second record is still intact; he got 43 per cent of the vote share. At 34 per cent, Ms Kumar lags by about 10 percentage points. e polled the highest votes by a losing candidate.
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