President:
- The President Of India is the head of state of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
- The President is referred to as the first citizen of India.
- Although the President vested with these powers by the Constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the Prime minister.
Election:
- The President is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok sabha, and the Rajya Sabha, and also members of the Vidhan Sabha, the state legislative
- The Presidents may remain in office for a tenure of five years.
- In the absence of President ,the vice President assumes the office.
List Of Presidents Of India.
- There have been 15 presidents of India Since 1950 (adaption of the constitution.)
- Along with 15 presidents there are 3 acting presidents for a short period of time since 1950.
Acting Presidents:
- Varahagiri venkata giri – (3 may 1969 to 20 july 1969). – 78 days (when zakir hussain died durin office).
- Hidayatullah – (20 july 1969 to 24 August 1969). – 35 days ( when V. V. Giri resigned to take part in presidential election).
- D. Jatti – 11 February to 25 July 1977.) – 164 days. ( when Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed died in office.)
Table Showing Presidents List From 1950 to 2002 ( till)
Sl No |
Name | State Belongs | Term Period
From To |
Time in Office
|
|
1 |
Rajendra Prasad
|
Bihar | 26 January
1950 |
13 May
1962 |
12 years 107 days |
2 |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
|
Tamil Nadu |
13 May
1962 |
13 May
1967 |
5 years |
3 |
Zakir Hussain
|
Telangana | 13 May
1967 |
3 May
1969 |
1 year
355 Days |
4 |
varahagiri
Vekata Giri
|
odisha | 3 May
1969 |
20 July
1969 |
78 Days
|
5 |
M. Hidayatullah
|
Uttar
pradesh |
20 July
1969 |
24 August
1969 |
35 days |
6 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri.
|
Odisha | 24 August
1969 |
24 August 1974
|
5 years |
7 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
|
National
Capital Territory Of Delhi |
24 August
1974 |
11 February
1977 |
2 years,
171 days |
8 |
B .D. Jatti
|
karnataka | 11 February
1977 |
25 July
1977 |
164 days |
9 |
Neelam Sanjiva reddy
|
Andra
pradesh |
25 July
1977 |
25 July
1982 |
5 years |
10 |
Giani Zail Singh
|
Punjab | 25 July
1982 |
25 July
1987 |
5 years |
11 |
R. Venkataraman
|
Tamilnadu | 25 July
1987 |
25 July
1992 |
5 years |
12 |
Shanker Dayal Sharma
|
Madhya
pradesh |
25 July
1992 |
25 July
1997 |
5 years |
13 |
k.R. Narayan
|
kerala | 25 July
1997 |
25 July
2002 |
5 years |
14 |
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
|
tamilnadu | 25 July
2002 |
25 July
2007 |
5 years |
15 |
Pratibha Devisingh Patil
|
maharashtra | 25 July
2007 |
25 July
2012 |
5 years |
16 |
Pranab Mukherjee
|
West
Bengal |
25 July 2012
|
25 July
2017 |
5 years |
17 |
Ram Nath Kovind
|
Uttar
pradesh |
25 July
2017 |
25 July
2022 |
5 years |
18 |
Droupadi Murmu
|
Odisha | 25 July
2022 |
incumbent |
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