List of all presidents of India from 1947 to 2023: Draupadi Murmu serves as the 15th president of India and is the first tribal woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional office. Taking into account the support provided by various parties, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, Draupadi Murmu, had a clear advantage over the opposition candidate, Yashwant Sinha from the beginning.
List of presidents of India (1950-2023)
The President is the Head of State in India. He is called the first citizen of the country. 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 executed by him or her either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
On November 26, 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted and came into force on January 26, 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 and served as President for two terms. He was also the president of the Constituent Assembly and a senior leader of the Indian Independence Movement. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1962.
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888 and this day is celebrated as Teacher’s Day. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954.
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3. Dr. Zakir Husain
Dr. Zakir Husain became the first Muslim president of India and died in office. The immediate vice president, VV Giri, was appointed acting president. After that, Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah became Acting President from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969. Mohammad Hidayatullah was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in the field of art by the Government of India in 2002. It also brought a revolution in education. In India.
4. VV Giri
VV Giri was the fourth president of India. His full name was Varahagiri Venkata Giri. He became the only person elected president as an independent candidate. In 1975, he received the Bharat Ratna award.
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5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth president of India. He was the second president to die in office. BD Jattha was appointed acting president.
6. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy became the sixth president of India. He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was directly elected to the post of Lok Sabha Speaker and became the youngest President to hold Rashtrapati Bhavan and ran for the post of Speaker twice.
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7. Giani Zail Singh
Before becoming President, he was also the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Center Minister. He also used Pocket Veto on the Indian Post Office Bill. Many incidents took place during his presidency, including 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 July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992. He was previously Vice President of India from 1984 to 1987. He has received numerous honors from different parts of the world. He is a recipient of “Tamra Patra” for his contributions to India’s freedom struggle. Furthermore, the Russian government had awarded the Soviet Land Prize for writing the travelogue of 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 Chief Minister of Bhopal and Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967. The International Bar Association awarded him the ‘Living Legend of Law Recognition Award’ due to his many achievements in the legal profession.
10. KR Narayanan
KR Narayanan was the first Dalit president of India and the first Malayali to be given the highest office in the country. He was the first president to vote in the Lok Sabha elections and address the state assembly.
11. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam became known as the “Missile Man of India”. He was the first scientist to take office as President and the first Indian President to get the maximum number of votes. During his tenure, Rohini-1 satellites and Agni and Prithvi missiles were successfully launched. The Pokhran-II nuclear tests conducted in India in 1998 after the original 1974 nuclear test enabled it to play a vital 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 this, she was also the first woman president to fly in Sukhoi.
13. Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee was the finance minister of the central government before contesting the presidential elections. He was awarded the best parliamentary award in 1997 and Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honor in 2008. He died 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 was the 14th and current president of India. He became President on July 25, 2017 and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. He is the former Governor of Bihar. His approach to political problems earned him praise across the political spectrum. As Governor, his achievements were the creation 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 of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in a Santali tribal family of Biranchi Narayan Tudu. She is former Governor of Jharkhand. Draupadi Murmu, in 2007, was awarded the Nilkantha Award for the best MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
| No. | Name | Tenure |
| 1 | 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 President) | May 3, 1969-July 20, 1969 |
| – | Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting President) | 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 President) | 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 |
| 10 | K. R. Narayanan | July 25, 1997 – July 25, 2002 |
| eleven | APJ Abdul Kalam | July 25, 2002 – July 25, 2007 |
| 12 | 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 |
| fifteen | Draupadi Murmu | July 21, 2022-Headline |
President of India: election and powers
Details of the qualifications, election and removal of the President of India are given in the Constitution, Part V (The Union), Chapter I (The Executive). That is, Articles 52 to 78 of Part V of the Constitution deal with the Executive of the Union. The President of India is also the head of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the country.
The President holds office for a period of five years from the date on which he assumes office. However, he may resign from his position at any time by addressing the resignation letter to the Vice President. Furthermore, he can also be removed from office before his term ends through the impeachment process. The President may serve beyond his five-year term until his successor takes office. He is also eligible for re-election to that position.
The President of India is elected by the Electoral College, which includes the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry and representation. of its members is preferential. Your vote is only transferable and your second choice is also counted.
Interesting facts about the president of India
- Only Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first president, has served in that role for two terms.
- After Zakir Hussain died while in office in 1969, VVGiri took over as acting president.
- He remains the only individual to have held those roles simultaneously.
- Three sitting presidents have also served as president for a short period of time, in addition to a total of fourteen presidents.
- Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, two presidents, died while in office.
- Pratibha Patil, elected the country’s twelfth president in 2007, is the first woman to hold the office.
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