Presidents of India List: The President of India is the head of the Republic of India and is considered the first citizen. According to Article 53 of the Indian Constitution, executive powers of the Union are exercised by the President directly or through subordinate officers.
The President serves as the nominal head of the government, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister. All executive actions take place in the President's name, including signing agreements with foreign countries. Below is the complete list of Presidents of India from 1950 to 2025.
List of Presidents of India
Draupadi Murmu was elected as the 15th President of India on 21st July 2022, making her the second female President after Pratibha Patil. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President, holds the record for the longest tenure from 26th January 1950 to 1962. Dr. Zakir Husain was the first President to die in office. Here is the detailed list of Presidents of India:
| S.No. | Name of the President | Tenure | Related Information |
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 1950-1962 | First and longest-serving President of India. |
| 2 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 1962-1967 | First Vice-President of India and first President from South India. |
| 3 | Dr. Zakir Husain | 1967-1969 | First President to die in office; awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963. |
| 4 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 1969 | First acting President, also known as the "Rubber Stamp President." |
| 5 | Mohammed Hidayutullah | 1969 | First Chief Justice of India to become acting President. |
| 6 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 1974-1977 | Second President to die in office; he served during the Emergency. |
| 7 | Basappa Danappa Jatti | 1977 | Former Chief Minister of Mysore State before becoming President. |
| 8 | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | 1977-1982 | Youngest and unopposed President of India. |
| 9 | Zail Singh | 1982-1987 | President during the assassination of Indira Gandhi. |
| 10 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 1987-1992 | A prominent lawyer and activist of the Indian Independence Movement. |
| 11 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1992-1997 | Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and also served as Governor. |
| 12 | K.R. Narayanan | 1997-2002 | First Dalit President of India; a distinguished diplomat. |
| 13 | Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam | 2002-2007 | Renowned DRDO scientist, known as the "Missile Man of India." |
| 14 | Pratibha Patil | 2007-2012 | First Woman President of India and the first to fly in a Sukhoi jet. |
| 15 | Pranab Mukherjee | 2012-2017 | Served as various key ministers before his presidency. |
| 16 | Ram Nath Kovind | 2017-2022 | Second Dalit President, previously the Governor of Bihar. |
| 17 | Draupadi Murmu | 21 July 2022 - incumbent | First indigenous President of India and a BJP member. |
Presidents of India List in Hindi PDF
You can check the Presidents (Raashtrapati) of India list in Hindi at the link below:
Presidents of India from 1950 to 2025 (Hindi)
Presidents of India List
Eligibility for Presidents of India
- The President should be a citizen of India.
- The President must be above the age of 35 years.
- The President should qualify for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.
- The President should not hold any office of profit under the State Government, Union, and other local authorities.
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