№

1 R

2 R

3

– Va

Name (Birth–Death)

Rajendra Pras(1884–1963)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishna

(1888–1975)

Zakir Husain(1897–1969)

arahagiri VenkGiri *

(1894–1980)

)

sad

an

n

kata

Portrait

Elected

1952 1957

Prasad, from B

also the longes

freedom fighte

was the only p

1962

Radhakrishnan

the position of

Hindu Univers

Angels by Pop

before becomi

South India.

1967

Hussain was v

recipient of Pa

the first to do s

also the first M

–

He was electe

President Zaki

India.[14] He res

elections.[5]

Took office L

26 January

1950

Bihar, was the firs

st-serving Preside

er during the India

president to serve

13 May 1962

n was a prominen

vice chancellorof

ity.[11] He was also

pe Paul VI. He rec

ng the President.

13 May 1967

vice chancellor of

adma Vibhushana

so. He was also th

Muslim President.

3 May 1969

d Vice President o

ir Hussain, Giri wa

signed in a few mo

Left office

12 May 1962

t President of inde

ent, for 12 years.[8

n independence m

two terms in offic

13 May 1967

nt philosopher and

f the Andhra Unive

o made a Knight o

ceived Bharat Ratn[12] He was the firs

3 May 1969

the Aligarh Muslim

nd Bharat Ratna.[

he shortest-servin

20 July 1969

of India in 1967. F

as appointed as A

onths to take part

Vice Preside

SarvepalliRadhakrishn

ependent India, a8][9] He was also a

movement.[10] Pras

ce.[4]

Zakir Husa

d writer and also h

ersity and Banara

of the Golden Arm

na award in 1954

st President from

VarahagirVenkata Gi

m University and a[13] He died in offic

g President. He w

–

Following the deat

Acting President o

t in the presidentia

ent

i nan

nd

sad

in

held

as

my of

i iri

a

ce,

was

th of

f

al

–

4 Vara

5 Fak

– Ba

6 Nee

MohammadHidayatullah

(1905–1992)

ahagiri Venka(1894–1980)

hruddin Ali Ah(1905–1977)

asappa DanaJatti *

(1912–2002)

lam Sanjiva R(1913–1996)

d *

ta Giri

hmed

ppa

Reddy

–

Hidayatullah s

of the Order of

India until the e

1969

Giri is the only

president of In

functioned as

to Ceylon (Sri

1974

Fakhruddin Ali

president. He d

the second Ind

–

Jatti was the v

was sworn in a

earlier function

1977

20 July 1969

2

erved as the Chie

f the British Empir

election of Giri as

24 August 1969

2

y person to have s

dia. He was a rec

Indian Minister of

Lanka).[16]

24 August 1974

i Ahmed served a

died in 1977 befo

dian president to d

11 February

1977

vice president of In

as Acting Presiden

ned as the Chief M

25 July 1977

24 August 1969

ef Justice of India,

re.[15] He served as

the President of

24 August 1974

served as both an

cipient of the Bhar

Labour and High

11 February

1977

s a Minister befor

re his term of offic

die in office.[17]

25 July 1977

ndia during Ahmed

nt of India upon A

Minister for the Sta

25 July 1982

–

and was a recipie

s Acting Presiden

India.

Gopal SwarPathak

acting president a

rat Ratna, and has

Commissioner

Basappa Danappa Ja

re being elected a

ce ended, and wa

–

d's term of office,

Ahmed's death. He

ate ofMysore.[17][18]

Basappa Danappa Ja

ent

t of

up

and

s

atti

as

as

and

e ]

atti

Muhammad Hidayatullah

N.S. Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State.

Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to

get elected from Andhra Pradesh.[19] He was unanimously elected

Speaker of the Lok Sabha on 26 March 1977 and relinquished this

office on 13 July 1977 to become the 6th President of India.

7 Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994)

1982

25 July 1982

25 July 1987

Muhammad Hidayatullah

Ramaswamy Venkataraman

In March 1972, Singh assumed the position of chief Minister of

Punjab, and in 1980, he became Union Home Minister. He was also

secretary general to Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from 1983 to

1986[20]

8 Ramaswamy

Venkataraman (1910–2009)

1987

25 July 1987

25 July 1992

Shankar Dayal Sharma

In 1942, Venkataraman was jailed by the British for his involvement in

the Indian independence movement.[21] After his release, he was

elected to independent India’s Provisional Parliament as a member of

the Congress Party in 1950 and eventually joined the central

government, where he first served as Minister of Finance and Industry

and later as Minister of Defence.[22]

9 Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)

1992

25 July 1992

25 July 1997

Kocheril Raman Narayanan

Sharma was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and the Indian

Minister for Communications. He has also served as the governor

of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra.[23]

10 Kocheril Raman

Narayanan (1920–2005)

1997

25 July 1997

25 July 2002 Krishan Kant

Narayanan served as India's ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China

and United States of America. He received doctorates in Science and

Law and was also a chancellor in several universities.[24] He was also

the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[25] He was the first

President fromKerala, and also the first Dalit President.

11 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015)

2002

25 July 2002

25 July 2007

Krishan Kant

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Kalam was a scientist who played a leading role in the development of

India's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.[26] He also

received the Bharat Ratna. Kalam was affectionately known as

the People's President, due to his extra-Presidential activities. He was

the first bachelor president of India, and the first Muslim President who

completed his term. Kalam died following a heart attack while

delivering a speech in Shillong. [27][28][29]

12 Pratibha Patil (1934–)

2007

25 July 2007

25 July 2012

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Patil was the first woman to become the President of India. She was

also the first female Governor of Rajasthan.[30][31]

13 Pranab Mukherjee (1935–)

2012

25 July 2012 Incumbent Mohammad

Hamid Ansari

Pranab Mukherjee held various posts in the cabinet ministry for

the Government of India such asFinance Minister, Foreign

Minister, Defence Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning

Commission.[6]

 

List oThe compPresident

№

1 R

2

3 Var

4 Gop

of Viceplete list of V of India follow

Name (birth–death)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishna

(1888–1975)

Zakir Husain(1897–1969)

rahagiri VenGiri

(1894–1980)

pal Swarup P(1896–1982)

e Presiice Presidenwing the adop

)

an

n

kata

athak

idents nts of India inption of the C

Portrait

of Indncludes the peConstitution of

Elected

1952 1957

1962

1967

1969

dia ersons swornf India in 1950

Took office

13 May 1952

13 May 1962

13 May 1967

31 August 1969

n into the offic0.[1]

Left office

12 May 1962

12 May 1967

3 May 1969

30 August 1974

ce as Vice

President

RajendraPrasad

SarvepallRadhakrishn

Zakir Husa

VarahagirVenkata Gi

t

a

i nan

in

ri iri

5 Ba

6

7 V

8 S

9 K

asappa DanaJatti

(1912–2002)

MohammadHidayatullah

(1905–1992)

RamaswamyVenkatarama

(1910–2009)

Shankar DaySharma

(1918–1999)

Kocheril RamNarayanan

(1920–2005)

appa

d h

y an

yal

man

1974

1979

1984

1987 S

1992

31 August 1974

31 August 1979

31 August 1984

3 September

1987

21 August 1992

30 August 1979

30 August 1984

24 July 1987

24 July 1992

24 July 1997

Fakhruddin Ahmed

Neelam SanjReddy

Neelam SanjReddy

Giani ZailSingh

Giani ZailSingh

RamaswamVenkataram

Shankar DaySharma

Ali

jiva

jiva

l

l

my man

yal

10

11 B

12 Mo

 

Krishan Kan(1927–2002)

Bhairon SingShekhawat

(1923–2010)

ohammad HaAnsari

(born in 1937)[2][3

nt

gh t

amid

3]

1997

2002

2007 2012

21 August 1997

19 August 2002

11 August 2007

27 July 2002 †

21 July 2007

Incumbent

Kocheril Raman

NarayananA. P. J. Abd

Kalam

A. P. J. AbdKalam

Pratibha PaPranab

Mukherjee

n dul

dul

atil

e