List of Indian Presidents (1950 – 2023)
Indian constitution is presidential type of government where president is the nominal head. As per article 52 of Indian constitution, there would be a president to govern the country. The president has the supreme power to advise prime minister and council of ministers regarding any aspect. The president does not take executive actions directly but all the executive actions are taken in the name of president. MoU signed with all other foreign countries in the name of president. Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of India after independence. Candidates of competitive exam must know details about the complete list of presidents and their serving period as it is important part of general awareness.
Draupadi Murmu is the current president of India who has been elected on 21 July, 2022. She is the second women president and first tribal president of India. After Shri Ramnath Kovind, she became the 15th president of India. She is 64 years old former teacher, candidate of ruling Bharatiya Janata party resident of the state Orissa. In article 58 of institution, there are complete conditions given about the eligibility criteria for becoming a president. A person must be a citizen of India. The candidate has to be above age of 35 years. That selected person has to be qualified in election as the member of Lok Sabha. The president does not contain any office of his/her profit with the union government, state government and any other local authorities. The list of all the presidents from 1950 to 2023 has been given in chronological order along with their serving period. Besides that students will also find study resources to know details about their service journey and background of each president. President of India gets 5 years for serving in the government and look after the political scenarios. For further details candidates ae advised to follow information given below:
Name |
Starting date | Ending date |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad | January 26th, 1950 |
May 13th, 1962 |
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
May 13th, 1962 | May 13th, 1967 |
3. Dr.the Zakir Hussain | May 13th, 1967 |
May 3rd, 1969 |
4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
May 3rd, 1969 | July 20th, 1969 |
Mohammad Hidayatullah | July 20th, 1969 |
August 24th, 1969 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
August 24th, 1969 | August 24th, 1974 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 24th, 1974 |
February 11th, 1977 |
Basappa Danappa Jatti |
February 11th, 1977 | July 25th, 1977 |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 25th, 1977 |
July 25th, 1982 |
Giani Zail Singh |
July 25th, 1982 | July 25th, 1987 |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman | July 25th, 1987 |
July 25th, 1992 |
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
July 25th, 1992 | July 25th, 1997 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan | July 25th, 1997 |
July 25th, 2002 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
July 25th, 2002 | July 25th, 2007 |
Pratibha Patil | July 25th, 2007 |
July 25th, 2012 |
Pranab Mukherjee |
July 25th, 2012 | July 25th, 2017 |
Shri Ram Nath Kovind | July 25th, 2017 |
July 21st, 2022 |
Droupadi Murmu |
July 21st, 2022 |
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FAQs on List of Indian Presidents:
- Who conducts the presidential election of India?
Answer. The election commission of India conducts the presidential election of India.
- What is the term of office for president of India?
Answer. The president of India can hold office for a term of 5 years.