Photos: Kovind vs Meira face-off in presidential election

As parliamentarians and legislators from across the nation prepare to cast their votes in the 2017 Presidential polls in India, a look in pictures at frontrunners Ram Nath Kovind of the NDA and Opposition's Meira Kumar in the runup to polling day.

Updated on: Jul 18, 2017 11:44 AM IST

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The race to Raisina Hill is geared for a showdown with the Presidential elections scheduled on July 17. The NDA’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind, the former governor of Bihar, is pitted against the Opposition’s counter candidate, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. A total of 4,896 parliamentarians and legislators will take to the ballot at 10am today with poll results slotted for a July 20 reveal.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar exchanges greetings with the then state governor Ram Nath Kovind at an Iftaar party in Patna, Bihar on June 17, 2017 . (PTI)

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Ram Nath Kovind meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 19, 2017. Kovind was announced as NDA's presidential nominee the same day. (PTI)

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi with former PM Manmohan Singh and other opposition leaders at a meeting to select their presidential nominee, in New Delhi on June 22, 2017. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was announced as the UPA candidate as a result. (Atul Yadav/PTI)

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UPA presidential candidate Meira Kumar arrives at her home in New Delhi, the announcement of her candidature on June 22, 2017. (Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)

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NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind participated in a yoga session, to mark the International Yoga Day 2017, in New Delhi on June 21, 2017. (Atul Yadav/PTI)

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UPA presidential candidate Meira Kumar paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat before filing her nomination in New Delhi on June 28, 2017. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind meets state leaders after the announcement of his candidature. He is seen here being greeted by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on June 25, 2017. (Nand Kumar/PTI)

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Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar greets the media as she arrives for a press conference the day she filed her nomination papers. (Shirish Shete/PTI)

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Ram Nath Kovind flanked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, senior leader LK Advani and other NDA leaders proceeds to file nomination paperson June 23, 2017. (Vijay Verma/PTI)

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Ram Nath Kovind files nomination papers for the Presidential election, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at the Parliament on June 23, 2017. (PTI)

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Meira Kumar files her nomination papers in the presence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi at Parliament House on June 28, 2017 . (Atul Yadav/PTI)

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Opposition Presdential candidate Meira Kumar with Sonia Gandhi and other leaders at Parliament for filing her nomination in New Delhi on June 28, 2017. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Former speaker of Lok Sabha and opposition candidate for the presidential election, Meira Kumar visits Gandhi Ashram before starting her campaign in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on June 30, 2017. (Siddharaj Solanki/HT Photo)

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Ram Nath Kovind, the NDA’s presidential candidate delivers a speech during a welcoming ceremony in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Kovind has been on a nation-wide tour rallying support for his candidature these past weeks. (Amit Dave/REUTERS)

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Meira Kumar, the opposition Presidential candidate at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Nitish Kumar’s swerve in allegiance to Ram Nath Kovind came as a shock to the Opposition parties expecting his support for Meira Kumar. The opposition is relying on 17 parties backing Kumar for President. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

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NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind seen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and BJP Senior leader LK Advani at the NDA meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Optimistic about the results of today’s polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind has the support of 40 parties, predicting an easy win for the NDA. (Kamal Singh/PTI)

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi with presidential candidate Meira Kumar and vice-presidential candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi after the UPA meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi described on Sunday the contest as a fight against a ‘narrow-minded, divisive and communal vision’, adding that despite numbers being against them ‘the battle must be fought and fought hard’. (Manvender Vashist/PTI)