Presidential election 2017: Ram Nath Kovind takes on Meira Kumar today 10 Photos . Updated: 17 Jul 2017, 03:03 PM IST Livemint NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind is pitched against UPA-backed opposition's Meira Kumar in the presidential polls 2017. In images 1/10Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with BJP president Amit Shah after casting their votes to elect the 14th Indian president at Parliament House in New Delhi on Monday. PTI 2/10Members of Parliament (MP) stand in queue to cast their votes, in New Delhi on Monday. A total of 4,896 lawmakers will vote to elect the successor to President Pranab Mukherjee, who demits office on 25 July. AFP 3/10Congress president Sonia Gandhi (centre) with party vice president Rahul Gandhi wait to cast their votes, in New Delhi on Monday. PTI 4/10BJP senior leader L.K. Advani casts his vote in the Presidential Election, in New Delhi on Monday. PTI 5/10MLAs stand in queue to cast their votes for the Presidential Election at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly in Bhopal on Monday. PTI 6/10Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh after casting his vote in New Delhi on Monday. PTI 7/10Bihar legislators show their identity cards before casting their votes for the Presidential Election in Patna on Monday. PTI 8/10Leader of opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal (3rd left) along with other MLAs after casting their votes in the Presidential Election in Shimla on Monday. PTI 9/10NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind is set to sweep the Presidential Election 2017 with nearly 70% of electoral college votes. Here, Kovind (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the NDA meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI 10/10Sonia Gandhi with presidential candidate Meira Kumar (left) and vice-presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi after the UPA meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI