President of India is referred to as the first citizen of India. The Indian President is elected by an electoral college composed of the elected members of the Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha.

There have been 15 personalities who served as Indian Presidents since the adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1950 and there have been tenures when the country was headed by an acting President. In this article, you will get to know about all the Presidents of India from 1950 to 2022.

List of Presidents of India from 1950 to 2022:

Complete List Of Presidents Of India From 1950 To 2022
NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu has been announced as the new President of India on 21 July 2022. Article 52 of the Indian Constitution states that there shall be a President of India. The President is the nominal head of government, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister (Council of Ministers). In India, the President is the head of state but does not exercise executive powers. All executive action is taken in the name of the President of India. All MoUs signed with any foreign country are in the name of the President of India. The first President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad while the current President of India is Draupadi Murmu.

Draupadi Murmu becomes the new President of India

Draupadi Murmu has become the new President of India after the announcement of the results of the presidential election on 21 July 2022 after the completion of the term of Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Draupadi Murmu is the second woman President of India and the first tribal woman President of India. Draupadi Murmu is the 15th President of India after Shri Ramnath Kovind. A candidate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the 64-year-old former teacher hails from the state of Odisha (Orissa) and has served as the state’s governor. Let’s take a look at the list of candidates who have been elected president so far.

President of India List from 1950 to 2022

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India while Droupadi Murmu is the present of India. The chronological sequence of the presidents of India is given in the table below. Check all the presidents of India.

S.No. Name Starting date Closing date Profiles
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 26th, 1950 May 13th, 1962 He was the first President of republic India.
2. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13th, 1962 May 13th, 1967 He was the 2nd President of India.
3. Dr Zakir Hussain May 13th, 1967 May 3rd, 1969 He was the 3rd President of India.
4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri May 3rd, 1969 July 20th, 1969 He was acting President because of Hussain’s death.
5. Mohammad Hidayatullah July 20th, 1969 August 24th, 1969 He was acting President till Giri’s presidency.
6. Varahagiri Venkata Giri August 24th, 1969 August 24th, 1974 He was the 4th President of India.
7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24th, 1974 February 11th, 1977 He was the 5th President of India.
8. Basappa Danappa Jatti February 11th, 1977 July 25th, 1977 He was a chief minister of the Mysore but got elected as President, After the death of Ahmed.
9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25th, 1977 July 25th, 1982 Reddy was the 6th President of India unopposed.
10. Giani Zail Singh July 25th, 1982 July 25th, 1987 He was the 7th President of India and was also a member of the Congress party.
11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman July 25th, 1987 July 25th, 1992 He was the 8th President of India. He was also a lawyer and a professional politician.
12. Shankar Dayal Sharma July 25th, 1992 July 25th, 1997 He was the 9th President of India, and he was also a member of the National Congress party of India.
13. Kocheril Raman Narayanan July 25th, 1997 July 25th, 2002 He was the 10th President of India and the best diplomat in India.
14. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam July 25th, 2002 July 25th, 2007 He was the 11th President of India, and he was a great scientist. He worked in ISRO and DRDO organizations.
He played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was also a Bharat Ratna recipient.
15. Pratibha Patil July 25th, 2007 July 25th, 2012 She was the 12th President of India, and she was the first woman to Be President.
16. Pranab Mukherjee July 25th, 2012 July 25th, 2017 He was the 13th President of India, and he was also a senior leader of the National Congress party. He was awarded the best Parliamentary Award in 1997. He also received Padma Vibhushan in 2008
17. Shri Ram Nath Kovind July 25th, 2017 July 21st, 2022 He is the 14th President of India, and he is also ex-governor Of Bihar.
18. Droupadi Murmu July 21st, 2022 Working She is the 15th President of India and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
She has served as the governor of Jharkhand previously.

President of India: Eligibility

Article 58 of the Indian Constitution lays down certain conditions for a candidate to be eligible for election to the President. Some of the following are given below:

  • The President must be a citizen of India.
  • The President must be above 35 years of age.
  • The President must be eligible for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.
  • The President of India should not hold any office of profit under the State Government, Union and other local authorities.

Detailed List of President of India

The detailed discussion on the list of all the Presidents of India is given below.

Draupadi Murmu (2022-incumbent)

Draupadi Murmu is the current President of the Republic of India, elected on 21 July 2022. She is the 15th President of India after Shri Ram Nath Kovind. Murmu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1997 and was elected as a councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat. Murmu became the chairman of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 2000. He also served as the National Vice President of the BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha. Murmu was the first woman governor of Jharkhand. See the list of presidents before him below.

Draupadi Murmu is the current President of the Republic of India

Shri Ram Nath Kovind (2017-2022)

Shri Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician who served as the 14th President of India from 25 July 2017 to 21 July 2022. He was the first person from Uttar Pradesh to serve as the President of India. Ram Nath Kovind was the former Governor of Bihar. He has been a strong supporter of equality in society and integrity in public life.

Pranab Mukherjee (2012-2017)

Pranab Mukherjee was an Indian politician and government official who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 to 2017. Pranab Mukherjee passed away on 31 August 2020 at the age of 84 after battling a prolonged illness. A veteran in Indian politics, he had the rare distinction of serving as the Minister of External Affairs, Defence, Commerce and Finance at different times in his long and illustrious political career spanning several decades.

 

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