By Er. Afzal Ahamed Malik
The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November 1949 (It came into force on 26th January 1950) and Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first constitutional head of the state, the President of India.
List of Indian Presidents
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) | January 26, 1950 – May 13, 1962 |
| Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) | May 13, 1962 – May 13, 1967 |
| Dr. Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) | May 13, 1967 – May 03, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) | May 03, 1969 – July 20, 1969 |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) (Acting) | July 20, 1969 – August 24, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) | August 24, 1969 – August 24, 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) | August 24, 1974 – February 11, 1977 |
| B.D. Jatti (1913-2002) (Acting) | February 11, 1977 – July 25, 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) | July 25, 1977 – July 25, 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) | July 25, 1982 – July 25, 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman (1910-2009) | July 25, 1987 – July 25, 1992 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) | July 25, 1992 – July 25, 1997 |
| K.R. Narayanan (1920-2005) | July 25, 1997 – July 25, 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015) | July 25, 2002 – July 25, 2007 |
| Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Birth-1934) | July 25, 2007 – July 25, 2012 |
| Shri Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020) | July 25, 2012 – July 25, 2017 |
| Shri Ram Nath Kovind (Birth-1945) | July 25, 2017 – Incumbent |
| Name | Description |
| Rajendra Prasad | He was elected twice as the president. He was also the president of the constituent assembly before being elected for this post. |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer. He also held the position of vice-chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University. |
| Zakir Hussain | He was the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. He was the shortest-serving president and passed away in the office. |
| Varahagiri Venkata Giri | He was elected Vice President of India in 1967. He was the only president to be elected as an independent candidate. He served as the president for a short term due to the sudden death of Zakir Hussain in office. |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | He was the president during the Emergency. He was the second president who died in office. |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He became the youngest President who occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan and contested twice for the post of president. |
| Zail Singh | He was the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Union Home Minister |
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | He is a receiver of “Tamra Patra” for his contributions to India’s freedom struggle. |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the Indian Minister for Communications. |
| Kocheril Raman Narayanan | He served as India’s ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China, and the United States of America. |
| Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | He played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was also a Bharat Ratna recipient. |
| Pratibha Patil | She was the first woman president of India. |
| Pranab Mukherjee | He was awarded the best Parliamentary Award in 1997. He also received Padma Vibhushan in 2008. |
| Ram Nath Kovind | He served as the Governor of Bihar. |
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