India has had many presidents from 1947 to 2023 , do you remember their names?
The sorted list of the President of India is as follows- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dr. Zakir Hussain, V. V Giri, Fakhruddin Ali Ahem, Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, Giani Zail Singh, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma, K. R. Narayanan, Dr. A. PJ Abdul Kalam, Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee, Ram Nath Kovind and Draupadi Murmu.
Presidents of India: From 1947 to 2022, there have been 15 Presidents of India. Of these, 3 were working presidents, 5 were presidential independents, 7 were Indian National Congress (INC) candidates, 1 was the Janata Party (JP) candidate, who later became president.
About Dr. Rajendra Prasad :
Name | Rajendra Prasad |
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Date of birth | 3 December 1884, Jiradei |
Date and place of death | 28 February 1963, Patna |
Wife | Rajvanshi Devi (d. 1896–1962) |
Children | Mrityunjay Prasad |
Parents | Mahadev Sahai, Kamleshwari Devi |
Education | Department of Law, University of Calcutta (1915) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Award | Bharat Ratna (1962) |
Fame | First President of India |
Presidential term | 26 January 1950 – 14 May 1962 |
About Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:
Name | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
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Date of birth | 5 September 1888, Tiruttani |
Date and place of death | 17 April 1975, Chennai |
Wife | Shivakamu |
Parents | Sarvapalli Veeraswamy, Sitamma |
Education | Madras Christian College (1906–1908) |
Political party | independent |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Award | Bharat Ratna (1954), Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Templeton Prize |
Award | Bharat Ratna (1962) |
Fame | Second President of India, First Vice President of India |
Presidential term | 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 |
Dr. Zakir Hussain became the third President of India and the first Muslim President, who died while in office. Apart from this, he also served as the Governor of Bihar and later he was the Vice President of the country and later became the President of India.
About Dr. Zakir Hussain:
Name | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
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Date of birth | 8 February 1897, Hyderabad |
Date and place of death | 3 May 1969, New Delhi |
Wife | Shahjehan Begum (d. 1915) |
Parents | Fida Hussain Khan, Nazneen Begum |
Education | MAO College (1918), Islamia High School |
Political party | Independent |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Muslim |
Award | Bharat Ratna (1963), Padma Vibhushan |
Fame | First Muslim President of India, Third President of India |
Presidential term | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
Varahgiri Venkata Giri (VV Giri) was the third Vice President and fourth President of India. He was the first acting President of India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian decoration in 1975.
VV About Giri:
Name | Varahgiri Venkata Giri |
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Date of birth | 10 August 1894, Berhampur |
Date and place of death | 24 June 1980, Chennai |
Wife | Mrs. Saraswati Bai Giri |
Parents | VV Jogia Pantulu (father) |
Education | Khallikote College (Madras), University College Dublin |
Political party | Independent |
Nationality | Indian |
Award | Bharat Ratna (1975) |
Fame | fourth president of india |
Presidential term | 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the fifth President of India. He became the second President of India who died on the post of President.
About Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed:
Name | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
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Date of birth | 13 May 1905, Old Delhi |
Date and place of death | 11 February 1977, New Delhi |
Wife | Begum Abida Ahmed (d. 1945–1977) |
Parents | Colonel Zalnur Ali Ahmed, Sahibzadi Ruqaiya Sultan |
Education | St Stephen's College, St Catharine's College |
Political party | INC |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 5th President of India |
Presidential term | 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth (6th) President of India. He has also been the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
About Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy:
Name | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy |
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Date of birth | 19 May 1913, Anantapuram |
date and place of death | 1 June 1996, Bangalore |
Wife | Mrs. Naga Ratnamma |
Parents | Neelam Chinnapa Reddy |
Education | Graduate |
Political party | Janata Party (since 1977) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (before 1977) |
Nationality | Indian |
Award | Doctorate (1958) |
Fame | 6th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982 |
Giani Zail Singh became the 7th President of India. Before becoming the President, the scholar of Sikhism was the Chief Minister of Punjab and also a minister at the Center.
About Giani Zail Singh:
Name | Giani Zail Singh |
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Date of birth | 5 May 1916, Sandhwan |
Date and place of death | 25 December 1994, Chandigarh |
Wife | Pradhan Kaur (d. 1919) |
Parents | Kisan Singh (father) |
Education | Shaheed Sikh Missionary College |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | Seventh President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987 |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India and was the Vice President of India from 1984 to 87.
About R. Venkataraman:
Name | Ramaswami Venkataraman |
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Date of birth | 4 December 1910, Rajmadam |
date and place of death | 27 January 2009, New Delhi |
Wife | Janaki Venkataraman (d. 1938–2009) |
Parents | Of. Ramaswami Iyer |
Education | National College, Madras Law College, Loyola College |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 8th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 |
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma became the ninth President of India. Before becoming the President, he was also the eighth Vice President, Chief Minister of Bhopal State (1952-1956) and Cabinet Minister in Madhya Pradesh State.
About Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma:
Name | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma |
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Date of birth | 19 August 1918, Bhopal |
date and place of death | 26 December 1999, New Delhi |
Wife | Vimla Sharma (m.1950-1999) |
Education | Agra University Lucknow University University of Cambridge (PhD) Lincoln's Inn Howard University |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 9th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan became the tenth President of India, who was also the first Dalit President of India and the first Malayali person. Of. R. Narayanan was the first President to vote in the Lok Sabha elections and to address the state assembly.
About KR Narayanan:
Name | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
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Date of birth | 4 February 1921, Uzhvoor |
date and place of death | 9 November 2005, New Delhi |
Wife | Usha Narayanan (d. 1951–2005) |
Education | 1. University of Kerala (BA, MA) 2. London School of Economics (B.Sc) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 10th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 |
Dr A. PJ Abdul Kalam became the eleventh elected President of India, who is also known as Missile Man and People's President.
He was the first scientist of India to hold the office of the President and also the first President who won with the highest number of votes.
Dr A. PJ About Abdul Kalam:
Name | Dr A. PJ Abdul Kalam |
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Date of birth | 15 October 1931, Rameswaram City |
date and place of death | 27 July 2015, Shillong |
Parents | Jainulabdeen Marakayar, Ashiamma Jainulabdeen |
Education | Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University (1955–1957), more |
Political party | NDA |
Nationality | Indian |
Award | Bharat Ratna, Veer Savarkar Award, Padma Bhushan, Hoover Medal, Padma Vibhushan, more |
Fame | 11th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 |
Mrs. Pratibha Singh Patil became the twelfth President of India, who got the privilege of becoming the first woman President of India. Before becoming the President, she was the Governor of Rajasthan.
About Mrs. Pratibha Patil:
Name | Mrs. Pratibha Singh Patil |
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Date of birth | 19 December 1934 |
Husband | Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawati |
Education | University of Poona (BA, MA) University of Bombay (LLB) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 12th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 |
Pranab Mukherjee became the thirteenth President of India. Before becoming the President, he was on the post of Finance Minister in the Central Government.
About Pranab Mukherjee:
Name | Pranab Mukherjee |
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Date of birth | 11 December 1935, Mirity |
date and place of death | 31 August 2020, New Delhi |
Wife | Suvra Mukherjee |
Education | Calcutta University (BA, MA, LLB) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Nationality | Indian |
Award | Bharat Ratna (2019), Padma Vibhushan (2008) |
Fame | 13th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017 |
Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India. Before becoming the President, he was the former Governor of Bihar.
About Ram Nath Kovind:
Name | Ram Nath Kovind |
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Date of birth | 1 October 1945, Paraunkhi |
Wife | Savita Kovind |
Education | Kanpur University (B.Com, LLB) |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 14th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 2017 – 25 July 2022 |
About Draupadi Murmu :
Name | Draupadi Murmu |
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Birth | 20 June 1958, Uparbera Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
Education | Rama Devi Women's University |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Nationality | Indian |
Fame | 15th President of India |
Presidential term | 25 July 2022 – |
S.No | Name of the President of India | Tenure (Start Date) | Tenure (Last Date) | political party |
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1. | Dr Rajendra Prasad | 26 January 1950 | 13 May 1962 | Indian National Congress |
2. | Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1962 | 13 May 1967 | Independent |
3. | Dr Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 | Independent |
– | V.V Giri (Acting President) | 3 May 1969 | 20 July 1969 | – |
– | Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting President) | 20 July 1969 | 24 August 1969 | – |
4. | VV Giri | 24 August 1969 | 24 August 1974 | Independent |
5. | Fakhruddin Ali Ahem | 24 August 1974 | 11 February 1977 | Indian National Congress |
– | Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting President) | 11 February 1977 | 25 July 1977 | – |
6. | Neelam Sanjiv Reddy | 25 July 1977 | 25 July 1982 | Janata Party |
7. | Giani Zail Singh | 25 July 1982 | 25 July 1987 | Indian National Congress |
8. | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 25 July 1987 | 25 July 1992 | Indian National Congress |
9. | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25 July 1992 | 25 July 1997 | Indian National Congress |
10. | who. R.S. Narayanan | 25 July 1997 | 25 July 2002 | Indian National Congress |
11. | Dr A. PJ Abdul Kalam | 25 July 2002 | 25 July 2007 | Independent |
12. | Pratibha Patil | 25 July 2007 | 25 July 2012 | Indian National Congress |
13. | Pranab Mukherjee | 25 July 2012 | 25 July 2017 | Indian National Congress |
14. | Ram Nath Kovind | 25 July 2017 | 25 July 2022 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
15. | Draupadi Murmu | 25 July 2022 | posted | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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