List of President of India from 1947 to 2023 with photo
List of President of India from 1947 to 2023: The President is the first citizen of India and serves as a symbol of unity, solidarity, and integrity of the nation. He is the head of state of India and also the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is elected not directly by the people but by the elected members of the parliament houses- Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, also members of the Vidhan Sabha and state legislative assemblies. Dr. Rajendra Prasad the first president of India and also the longest-serving president twice or more terms in office. 14th Indian President name Ram Nath Kovind is the present president of India. He is the 2nd Dalit president and the first president from BJP.
In this post, we have detailed the tenure of 14 President of India. Presidents can serve for a term of five years in accordance with Article 56, part V, of the Constitution of India. However, he may resign from his office at any time by addressing the resignation letter to the Vice-President. Since the constitution of India was adopted in 1950, there have been 14 Presidents in India. All Indian president name listed below:
Full List of President of India: Indian President Name
| Sl. | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Term | Party | Remark |
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963) | 26 Jan 1950 | 13 May 1962 | 12 years, 107 Days | INC | The first President of India and the only President to serve twice or more term as a long term President. |
| 2 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) | 13 May 1962 | 13 May 1967 | 5 years | Independent | Radhakrishnan was an eminent philosopher and writer and also held the vice-chancellor of the Andhra University and the Banaras Hindu University. He received the Bharat Ratna Award in 1954. |
| 3 | Dr. Zakir HusainDied in office (1897–1969) | 13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 | 1 year, 355 days | Independent | First Muslim President. Hussein was the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and the recipient of the Padma Bhushan & Bharat Ratna. |
| — | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894–1980) | 3 May 1969 | 20 July 1969 | 78 days | — | Giri was the first person to served as both acting president and president. He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna. |
| — | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) | 20 July 1969 | 24 Aug 1969 | 35 Dayes | — | He served as the Chief Justice of India and also a recipient of the Order of the British Empire. |
| 4 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894–1980) | 24 Aug 1969 | 24 Aug 1974 | 5 years | Independent | He is the first person to have served as both the Acting President and the President of India |
| 5 | Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) | 24 Aug 1969 | 11 Feb 1977 | 2 year, 171 days | INC | He was the president during the Emergency. |
| — | Basappa Danappa Jatti (1912–2002) | 11 Feb 1977 | 25 July | 164 Days | — | After the death of Ahmed, the acting president took the oath. |
| 6 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) | 25 July 1977 | 25 July 1982 | 5 years | Janata Party | Reddy was the first CM of Andhra Pradesh from the Janata Party. |
| 7 | Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) | 25 July 1982 | 25 July 1987 | 5 years | INC | Singh took over as the Chief Minister of Punjab and became Union Home Minister in 1980. |
| 8 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910–2009) | 25 July 1987 | 25 July 1992 | 5 years | INC | In 1942, Venkataraman was imprisoned by the British for his involvement in the Indian independence movement. |
| 9 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) | 25 July 1992 | 25 July 1997 | 5 years | INC | Sharma was the CM of MP and the Communications Minister of India. He also served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab & Maharashtra. |
| 10 | Dr. Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1921–2005) | 25 July 1997 | 25 July 2002 | 5 years | Independent | He was the first Dalit President. Nastsrayanan served as India’s ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China, and the USA. |
| 11 | Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) | 25 July 2002 | 25 July 2007 | 5 years | Independent | Kalam was an engineer who played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile & nuclear weapons programs. He is popularly known as “People’s President” |
| 12 | Pratibha Devisingh Patil (birth- 1934) | 25 July 2007 | 25 July 2012 | 5 years | INC | Patil was the first woman to become the President of India and also the first female governor of Rajasthan. |
| 13 | Pranab Mukherjee (birth- 1935) | 25 July 2012 | 25 July 2017 | 5 years | INC | Mukherjee held various posts as cabinet ministers for the govt of India, such as the foreign minister, defense minister, finance minister & deputy chairman of the planning commission. |
| 14 | Ram Nath Kovind (Birth- 1945) | 25 July 2017 | 25 July 2022 | 5 year | BJP | Kovind was governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017. He is the second Dalit president and the first president of BJP. The present president of India. |
| 14 | Droupadi Murmu (Birth- 20 June 1958) | 25 July 2022 | BJP | Droupadi Murmu was Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2017. She is the first person belonging to the indigenous, scheduled tribe community to be elected as the President of India and the 2nd president of BJP. The present president of India. |
Present President of India
Ramnath Kobind is the current President of India who was elected from the first BJP party. He is the second Dalit President of India after K R Narayanan. He was elected with 65.6 percent of the vote in parliament. He took over as president on July 25, 2017, and will remain in office until July 25, 2022. We have collected all the data for this post from WIKI DATA 24.
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