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]

      Indian National Congress       Janata Party       Independent


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

[edit] See also

[edit] Footnotes and References

  1. ^ Worldstatesmen: India
  2. ^ List of Presidents /Vice Presidents
  3. ^ This list is numbered based on elections for the post of President of India. The colours indicate the political party affiliation of each President.
  4. ^ The Hindu - Rajendra Prasad sworn in
  5. ^ a b Was assassinated or died in office.
  6. ^ a b c Acting presidents are not numbered.

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