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List of Indian Presidents (1950-2022)
The first citizen of India is the president of India. An electoral college made up of elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and Vidhan Sabha chooses the president of India.
Since the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1950, 15 different people have held the office of president, and there have been times when an acting president presided over the nation. You may learn about every Indian President from 1950 through 2022 in this page.
Note:-On November 26, 1949, India's Constitution was ratified (it went into effect on January 26, 1950), and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was chosen to serve as the country's first President under the new system.
The 14th President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, finished his term in July 2022. Even though he was qualified, he chose not to run for office again. As a result, Draupadi Murmu was chosen by the electoral college to be the 15th President of India in July 2022.
| Name | Tenure of post | Explanation |
| Rajendra Prasad | 13 May 1952 – 13 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 13 May 1962 |
- He was twice elected president.
- Before being chosen for this position, he served as president of the constituent assembly.
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| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 |
- Radhakrishnan was a well-known author and philosopher.
- Additionally, he served as vice chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University and the Andhra University.
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| Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
- He received the Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna awards.
- He was the president with the shortest tenure and died while in office.
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| Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
- In 1967, he was chosen to serve as India's vice president.
- Due to Zakir Hussain's unexpected death while in office, he held the position of president for a brief period of time.
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| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 | - During the Emergency, he served as president.
- The second president to pass away while in office was him.
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| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982 | - He was Andhra Pradesh's first chief minister.
- He ran twice for president, becoming the youngest president to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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| Zail Singh | 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987 | - He served as both the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister of Punjab.
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| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 | - He was awarded the "Tamra Patra" for his involvement in the Indian independence movement.
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| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 | - He served as both the Indian Minister of Communications and the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
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| Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 | - He represented India as ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China, and the USA.
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| Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 | - He was a key contributor to the creation of India's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
- He was also awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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| Pratibha Patil | 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 | - She was India's first female president.
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| Pranab Mukherjee | 25 July – 25 July 2017 | - In 1997, he received the top parliamentary honour.
- In 2008, he was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
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| Ram Nath Kovind | 25 July 2017 – 25 July 2022 | - He held the position of Governor of Bihar.
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| Draupadi Murmu | 25 July 2022 – Incumbent | - She previously held the office of governor of Jharkhand.
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President of India's qualifications
A single transferable vote is used in the proportional representation process to elect the president. The impeachment procedure allows for the removal of the president.
The following list of requirements is for the position of President of India:
1.He ought to be a citizen of India.
2.He should be at least 35 years old.
3.He should meet the requirements to be elected as a Lok Sabha
member.
4.He shouldn't have any lucrative positions inside the federal, state, or any other public authority.
Information on the Indian President
1.The president of India with the longest tenure was Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He served as President of the nation for two terms.
2.The third Indian President, Zakir Hussain, had the shortest tenure. He died while working in his office.
3.There were three interim Presidents in addition to the full-time Presidents shown in the table above.
4.They were Mohammad Hidayatullah, Basappa Danappa Jatti, and Varahagiri Venkata Giri.
5.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as Andhra Pradesh's first Chief Minister and was the nation's youngest President.
6.Pratibha Patil served as India's first and only female president.
7.The procedure outlined in Article 61 of the Indian Constitution must be followed if the President of India intends to step down from office. In the event of resignation, the President must provide the Vice President with a handwritten letter.
8.Members of the House of Parliament and elected representatives from the legislative bodies of the States and Union Territories vote to choose the president.
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