Previous Year Question
Who was the UPA candidate for the 2017 Presidential election?
Ms. Meira Kumar
Mr. Gopal Krishna Gandhi
Dr. Karan Singh
None of the above
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
In the 2017 Presidential election, Meira Kumar was the candidate backed by the opposition parties/UPA, while Ram Nath Kovind was the other principal candidate.
Polling for the Presidential election was held on 17 July 2017, and votes were counted on 20 July 2017. According to the official Election Commission record, Ram Nath Kovind secured 7,02,044 vote value, while Meira Kumar secured 3,67,314 vote value. Ram Nath Kovind was elected.
Meira Kumar had earlier served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Election Commission's historical account also records her as the former Speaker of the Lok Sabha in its description of the 2017 Presidential election.