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List of presidents of India

list of persons by position held

The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. This is the list of individuals who were presidents of the republic.

List

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  Acting President
   President was an Independent candidate (4)
  President was a candidate of Indian National Congress (INC) (8)
  President was a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2)
  President was a candidate of the Janata Party (JP) (1)
Key

†-Died in office
 -Resigned

№ President
(birth–death) 		Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation

(at time of appointment)

Vice president
Took office Left office
  1 Rajendra Prasad
(1884–1963) 		  26 January 1950 13 May 1962 1952
1957 		Indian National Congress Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2 Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(1888–1975) 		  13 May 1962 13 May 1967 1962 Independent Zakir Husain
3 Zakir Husain
(1897–1969) 		  13 May 1967 3 May 1969
(died in office.) 		1967 Independent V. V. Giri
4 V. V. Giri
(1894–1980) 		  3 May 1969 20 July 1969 1969 Independent
5 Mohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992) 		  20 July 1969 24 August 1969 1969 Independent
(4) V. V. Giri
(1894–1980) 		  24 August 1969 24 August 1973 1969 Independent Gopal Swarup Pathak
– Gopal Swarup Pathak
(1896–1982) 		24 August 1973 24 August 1973 – Independent Gopal Swarup Pathak
(4) V. V. Giri

(1894–1980)

  24 August 1973 24 August 1974 – Independent Gopal Swarup Pathak
  6 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977) 		  24 August 1974 11 February 1977
(died in office.) 		1974 Indian National Congress Gopal Swarup Pathak

B. D. Jatti

  7 B. D. Jatti
(1912–2002) 		  11 February 1977 25 July 1977
 — Indian National Congress B. D. Jatti
  8 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996) 		  25 July 1977 25 July 1982 1977 Janata Party B. D. Jatti

Mohammad Hidayatullah

 9 Giani Zail Singh
(1916–1994) 		  25 July 1982 25 July 1983 1982 Indian National Congress Mohammad Hidayatullah
  (5) Mohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992) 		  25 July 1983 25 July 1983 — Indian National Congress
  (9) Giani Zail Singh
(1916–1994) 		  25 July 1983 25 July 1984 — Indian National Congress
  (5) Mohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992) 		  25 July 1984 25 July 1984 — Indian National Congress
  (9) Giani Zail Singh
(1916–1994) 		  25 July 1984 25 July 1987 — Indian National Congress Ramaswamy Venkataraman
  10 R. Venkataraman
(1910–2009) 		  25 July 1987 25 July 1992 1987 Indian National Congress Shankar Dayal Sharma
  11 Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999) 		  25 July 1992 25 July 1997 1992 Indian National Congress K. R. Narayanan
  12 K. R. Narayanan
(1920–2005) 		  25 July 1997 25 July 2000 1997 Indian National Congress Krishan Kant
 – Krishan Kant

(1927–2002)

25 July 2000 25 July 2000 – Indian National Congress Krishan Kant
 (12) K. R. Narayanan

(1920–2005)

  25 July 2000 25 July 2002 – Indian National Congress Krishan Kant
13 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(1931–2015) 		  25 July 2002 25 July 2003 2002 Independent Krishan Kant

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

– Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

(1923–2010)

25 July 2003 25 July 2003 – Independent Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(13) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(1931–2015)

  25 July 2003 25 July 2007 – Independent Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
  14 Pratibha Patil
(1934–) 		  25 July 2007 25 July 2010 2007 Indian National Congress Mohammad Hamid Ansari
 – Mohammad Hamid Ansari(1937–) 25 July 2010 25 July 2010 – Indian National Congress
 (14) Pratibha Patil

(1934–)

  25 July 2010 25 July 2012 – Indian National Congress
  15 Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020) 		  25 July 2012 25 July 2016 2012 Indian National Congress
 – Mohammad Hamid Ansari(1937–) 25 July 2016 25 July 2016 – Indian National Congress Mohammad Hamid Ansari
 (15) Pranab Mukherjee

(1935–2020)

  25 July 2016 25 July 2017 – Indian National Congress Mohammad Hamid Ansari
  16 Ram Nath Kovind
(1945–) 		  25 July 2017 25 July 2018 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Venkaiah Naidu

  _ M. Venkaiah Naidu

(1949–)

25 July 2018 25 July 2018 – Bharatiya Janata Party Venkaiah Naidu
  (16) Ram Nath Kovind

(1945–)

  25 July 2018 25 July 2022 – Bharatiya Janata Party Venkaiah Naidu
 17 Droupadi Murmu
(1958-) 		  25 July 2022 11 August 2022 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party Venkaiah Naidu

Jagdeep Dhankhar

 – Jagdeep Dhankhar

(1951–)

11 August 2022 11 August 2022 – Bharatiya Janata Party Jagdeep Dhankhar
 17 Droupadi Murmu
(1958-) 		  11 August 2022 Incumbent – Bharatiya Janata Party Jagdeep Dhankhar

Timeline

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Timeline
Droupadi MurmuRam Nath KovindPranab MukherjeePratibha PatilA. P. J. Abdul KalamKocheril Raman NarayananShankar Dayal SharmaRamaswamy VenkataramanZail SinghNeelam Sanjiva ReddyBasappa Danappa JattiFakhruddin Ali AhmedVarahagiri Venkata GiriMohammad HidayatullahVarahagiri Venkata GiriZakir Husain (politician)Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanRajendra Prasad

References

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  • "Former Presidents". President’s Secretariat. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  • "List of Presidents/Vice Presidents". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

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