[7][8] The returning officer for the election was Anoop Mishra, the Secretary General of Lok Sabha.

[9] At the time of the election the NDA coalition itself was short of a majority by about 25,000 votes, but was expected to be able to rely on other parties to breach the small deficit without difficulty.

[6] Although the election was not a popular vote, some general polling was performed to measure public opinion.

Immediately after the results were announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Congratulations to Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji on being elected the President of India!

In another tweet he added "Gladdened by the extensive support for Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji among MPs & across various parties.