Pranab Mukherjee has won the race for the President of India by beating his rival, P.A. Sangma. Mukherjee got 7.14 lakh votes (69.3%) while Sangma got 3.16 lakh votes.
Birth: He was born on Decemeber 11, 1935 in Mirati village of Birbhum (West Bengal, India).
Parents: Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi Mukherjee
Education: Master of Arts degree in History and Political Science and Degree in law.
Wife: Married to Suvra Mukherjee on July 17, 1957.
Children: Two sons, Abhijit and Indrajit and a daughter, Sharmistha.
Rajya Sabha Member: In 1969, 1975, 1981, 1993 and 1999.
Various Ministries held:
1982-84 – Finance Minister
1995-96 – Foreign Minister
2004-06 – Defence Minister
2006-09 – Foreign Minister
2009-12 – Finance Minister
Awards and Honours:
2008 – Padma Vibhushan
2010 – Finance minster of the year of Asia