Celebrations begin at NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind's village, even as counting for the presidential polls began at 11 am.  

The numbers are stacked in favour of Kovind over opposition's candidate Meira Kumar. Putting up a brave front, Kumar told ANI, "I have great belief in the ideology I fought for. I also believe in the inner voice of conscience. Let's see how much it prevails."

The name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5 pm. The voting took place on Monday.

Here's what's happening:

First, the ballot box of Parliament House would be opened.

Then, the ballot boxes received from states would be counted on alphabetical basis.

The votes would be counted on four separate tables and there would be eight rounds of counting.

Results are declared around 5 pm.

And the numbers...

Close to 99 per cent voting was recorded for electing India's next president. Thirty-two polling stations, including the one in Parliament house, have been set up in various states. A total of 4,896 voters -- 4,120 MLAs and 776 elected MPs -- were eligible to cast their ballot.

MLCs of states with legislative council are not part of the electoral college.

While the value of an MLA's vote depends on the population of the state he or she belongs to, the value of an MP's vote remains the same at 708.