Photos: Ram Nath Kovind takes oath as 14th President of India

President Ram Nath Kovind is the first BJP member and only the second Dalit to be elected to Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Pranab Mukherjee as the 14th President of India.

Updated on: Jul 25, 2017 3:21 PM IST

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Chief Justice of India, Justice JS Khehar administers oath of office to Ram Nath Kovind as the 14th President of India at a special ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament in New Delhi . President Ram Nath Kovind is the first BJP member and only the second Dalit to be elected to Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Pranab Mukherjee as the 14th President of India. (PTI)

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According to tradition, the new President (Kovind) escorts the outgoing president to his/her new address. The road from Rashtrapati Bhavan to Parliament was lined with jawans of the armed forces. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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President-elect Ram Nath Kovind with his wife pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. (PTI)

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The morning had begun with the president-elect offering floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. (PTI)

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President's bodyguards at Parliament House ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. (PTI)

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Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee and Kovind arrived in the Central Hall in a ceremonial procession, where Ram Nath Kovind was administered the oath by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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Vice-president Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Union ministers, governors, chief ministers, ambassadors and other diplomats, MPs and senior civil and military officers were among those present. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

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President Pranab Mukherjee arrives to attend the swearing-in ceremony. (PTI)

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Incoming Indian president Ram Nath Kovind (2R) and outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee arrive at the Indian Parliament . A former lawyer and state governor, Kovind won the largely ceremonial position with more than 65 percent of the vote by members of India's parliament and state assemblies. (AFP)