List of all Indian Presidents from 1947 to 2023: Draupadi Murmu is serving as the 15th President of India and is the first tribal woman to hold the highest constitutional office in the country. Thanks to the support of many different parties, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Draupadi Murmu, from the beginning, had a clear advantage over opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
List of Presidents of India (1950-2023)
The President is the head of state in India. That person is called the country’s first citizen. Article 52 of the Constitution of India provides that there shall be a President of India and under Article 53, all the executive powers of the Union shall be exercised by him or her directly or through subordinate officers his.
On 26 November 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The first constitutional head of state, the President of India, was Rajendra Prasad.
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, who served as president for two terms. He was also the President of the Constituent Assembly and the Principal Leader of the Indian Independence Movement. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1962.
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888 and this day is celebrated as Teachers’ Day. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954.
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3. Dr. Zakir Husain
Dr. Zakir Husain became the first Muslim President of India and died while in office. Immediate Vice Chairman, VV Giri was appointed as acting Chairman. Subsequently, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Mohammad Hidayatullah became acting President from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969. Mohammad Hidayatullah was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of arts by the Government of India in the year 2002. He also brought a revolution in education in India.
4. VV Giri
VV Giri was the fourth President of India. His full name is Varahagiri Venkata Giri. He became the only person elected President as an independent candidate. In 1975, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed is the fifth President of India. He is the second President to die while serving as President. BD Jattha was appointed as Acting Chairman.
6. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy becomes the sixth President of India. He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was directly elected to the position of Lok Sabha speaker and became the youngest President to occupy the Rashtrapati Bhavan and run for the presidency twice.
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7. Giani Zail Singh
Before becoming President, he was also the Chief Minister of Punjab and Central Minister. He also used his pocket veto on the Indian Post Office Bill. During his presidency, many incidents took place, such as Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
8. R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was elected President of India from 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992. Before that, he was Vice President of India from 1984 to 1987. He received many honors from Many places in the world. He received the “Tamra Patra” award for his contributions to India’s freedom struggle. Besides, the Russian government awarded the Soviet Land Prize for writing a travelogue on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kumaraswami Kamaraj.
9. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
He was the eighth Vice President of India before becoming president. From 1952 to 1956, he was the Chief Minister of Bhopal and Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967. The International Bar Association awarded them the ‘Living Law Legend Recognition Award’ due to their many achievements in the legal profession.
10. K. R. Narayanan
KR Narayanan is India’s first Dalit President and the first Malayali to assume the country’s highest office. He was the first President to vote in the Lok Sabha elections and address the parliament.
11. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is known as ‘India’s Rocket Man’. He was the first scientist to hold the office of President and the first President of India to win the most votes. During his direction, Rohini-1 satellites, Agni and Prithvi rockets were successfully launched. The Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in India in 1998 after the first nuclear test in 1974 saw him occupy an important political, organizational and technical role. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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12. Shrimati Pratibha Singh Patil
She was the Governor of Rajasthan before becoming President. From 1962 to 1985, she was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly five times and was elected from Amravati to the Lok Sabha in 1991. Not only that, she was also the first woman president to drive a Sukhoi.
13. Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee was the finance minister of the central government before running for president. He was awarded the Best Parliamentary Award in 1997 and Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honor in 2008. He passed away on August 31, 2020 (Monday), at the age of 84.
14. Ram Nath Kovind
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Ram Nath Kovind was born on October 1, 1945 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an Indian lawyer and politician. He is the 14th and current President of India. He became President on 25 July 2017 and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is the former Governor of Bihar state. His approach to political issues has earned him praise across the political spectrum. As Governor, his achievement was the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate corruption in universities.
15. Draupadi Murmu
Draupadi Murmu became the 15th President of India on 21 July 2022. Draupadi Murmu was born on 20 June 1958, in Uparbeda village, Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in a tribal Santali family to Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She is the former Governor of Jharkhand. Draupadi Murmu, in 2007, received the Nilkantha Award for the best MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) by the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
| ARE NOT. | Name | Term |
| first | Rajendra Prasad | January 26, 1950 – May 13, 1962 |
| 2 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | May 13, 1962 – May 13, 1967 |
| 3 | Zakir Hussain | May 13, 1967 – May 3, 1969 |
| – | VV Giri (Acting Chairman) | May 3, 1969 – July 20, 1969 |
| – | Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting Chairman) | July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969 |
| 4 | VV Giri | August 24, 1969 – August 24, 1974 |
| 5 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 24, 1974 – February 11, 1977 |
| – | Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting Chairman) | February 11, 1977 – July 25, 1977 |
| 6 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 25, 1977 – July 25, 1982 |
| 7 | Giani Zail Singh | July 25, 1982 – July 25, 1987 |
| 8 | R Venkataraman | July 25, 1987 – July 25, 1992 |
| 9 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | July 25, 1992 – July 25, 1997 |
| ten | KR Narayanan | July 25, 1997 – July 25, 2002 |
| 11 | APJ Abdul Kalam | July 25, 2002 – July 25, 2007 |
| twelfth | Pratibha Patil | July 25, 2007 – July 25, 2012 |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee | July 25 – July 25, 2017 |
| 14 | Ram Nath Kovind | July 25, 2017 – July 21, 2022 |
| 15 | Draupadi Murmu | July 21, 2022-Incumbent |
President of India: Elections and power
In the Constitution, Part V (Union) under Chapter, I (Executive Branch) details the qualifications, election and impeachment of the President of India. That is, Article 52 to Article 78, Part V of the Constitution regulates the Trade Union Executive Committee. The President of India is also the executive, legislative and judicial head of the country.
The President holds office for a term of 5 years from the date he takes office. However, he can resign at any time by sending a letter of resignation to the Vice President. Furthermore, he could also be removed from office before the end of his term under the impeachment process. The President may hold office beyond a five-year term until his successor assumes office. He is also eligible to be re-elected to that position.
The Electoral College elects the President of India, consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament, elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Consulates. Union territories of Delhi and Puducherry and representatives of the privileged members. Their vote is transferable once and their second choice also counts.
Interesting facts about the President of India
- Only Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first president, has held that office for two terms.
- After Zakir Hussain died while in office in 1969, VVGiri took over as interim president.
- He remains the only individual to hold those roles simultaneously.
- Three acting presidents have also served briefly as president in addition to a total of 14 presidents.
- Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, two presidents, passed away while in office.
- Pratibha Patil, who was elected the country’s 12th President in 2007, was the first woman to hold the position.
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