List of Presidents of India

List of Presidents of India

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The complete list of Presidents of India includes the persons sworn into the office as President of India following the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950.[1][2]

#[3] President Image Took office Left office Political party Vice-President
Rajendra Prasad January 26, 1950 May 14, 1957 Indian National Congress Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2 Rajendra Prasad[4] May 14, 1957 May 13, 1962 Indian National Congress Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962 May 13, 1967 Independent Zakir Hussain
4 Zakir Hussain[5] May 13, 1967 May 3, 1969 Independent Varahagiri Venkata Giri
-[6] Varahagiri Venkata Giri (acting) May 3, 1969 July 20, 1969 Independent
-[6] Muhammad Hidayatullah (acting) July 20, 1969 August 24, 1969 Independent
5 Varahagiri Venkata Giri August 24, 1969 August 24, 1974 Independent Gopal Swarup Pathak
6 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[5] August 24, 1974 February 11, 1977 Indian National Congress Basappa Danappa Jatti
-[6] Basappa Danappa Jatti (acting) February 11, 1977 July 25, 1977 Independent
7 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25, 1977 July 25, 1982 Janata Party Muhammad Hidayatullah
8 Giani Zail Singh July 25, 1982 July 25, 1987 Indian National Congress Ramaswamy Venkataraman
9 Ramaswamy Venkataraman July 25, 1987 July 25, 1992 Indian National Congress Shankar Dayal Sharma
10 Shankar Dayal Sharma July 25, 1992 July 25, 1997 Indian National Congress Kocheril Raman Narayanan
11 Kocheril Raman Narayanan July 25, 1997 July 25, 2002 Independent Krishan Kant
12 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam July 25, 2002 July 25, 2007 Independent Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
13 Pratibha Patil July 25, 2007 Incumbent Indian National Congress Mohammad Hamid Ansari