India?s former Minister of Finance, Pranab Mukherjee has won the 2012 presidential election on Sunday.
He won the seat following his amassment of more than half of the votes through an electoral college system voted by the two houses of the Federal Parliament in New Delhi and Members of the State Assemblies.
Mr. Pranab who has already served twice as Minister of Commerce, once as a Foreign Minister, Defence Minister and Finance Minister will assume the presidency in a ceremonial role.