Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Monday finally made the big revelation that Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind would be the National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate.
1.Kovind, born on October 1, 1945, hails from Kanpur
2.He was elected in April 1994 from Uttar Pradesh to the Rajya Sabha and served for two consecutive terms for 12 years till March, 2006
3.Kovind is a former president of BJP’s Scheduled Castes Morcha
4.On August 8, 2015 the President of India appointed him the governor of Bihar
5.Kovind represented India at the United Nations in 2002
6.Kovind, was Central Government Advocate in Delhi high court from 1977 to 1979 and Central Government Standing Counsel in Supreme Court from 1980 to 1993. He became Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India in 1978. He practised in Delhi high court and Supreme Court for about 16 years till 1993
1.Kovind, born on October 1, 1945, hails from Kanpur
2.He was elected in April 1994 from Uttar Pradesh to the Rajya Sabha and served for two consecutive terms for 12 years till March, 2006
3.Kovind is a former president of BJP’s Scheduled Castes Morcha
4.On August 8, 2015 the President of India appointed him the governor of Bihar
5.Kovind represented India at the United Nations in 2002
6.Kovind, was Central Government Advocate in Delhi high court from 1977 to 1979 and Central Government Standing Counsel in Supreme Court from 1980 to 1993. He became Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court of India in 1978. He practised in Delhi high court and Supreme Court for about 16 years till 1993