Congratulations are in order to India's 13th President-elect, 76 years old Congress Party of India's led alliance presidential candidate Mr.Pranab Mukherjee who has been voted into power with a 69% thumping majority over the Bharatiya Janata Party's 64 years old Purno Agitok Sangma's 31%!
Mukherjee, UPA nominee, got 5,64,469 vote value, well beyond the half-way mark of 5,25,140 in an electoral college of over 10.5 lakh when counting of votes polled by the MPs and MLAs of 20 of the 30 states was completed.
Mukherjee, 76-year-old Congress leader, brings to the top Constitutional post a wealth of experience as he has held key positions in the party and government, including holding the portfolios of Finance, Defence and External Affairs.
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