List of President of India

List of Presidents of India

S.No    Name                                                          Dates                                    Political Party

1          Rajendra Prasad                       26-Jan-1950 to 13-May-1962            Indian National Congress

2          Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan       13-May-1962 to 13-May-1967           Independent

3          Zakir Hussain                          13-May-1967 to 3-May-1969             Independent

4          Varahagiri Venkata Giri          3-May-1969 to 20-Jul-1969                Independent

5          Muhammad Hidayatullah       20-Jul-1969 to 24-Aug-1969              Independent

6          Varahagiri Venkata Giri          24-Aug-1969 to 24-Aug-1974            Independent

7          Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed          24-Aug-1974 to 11-Feb-1977              Indian National Congress

8          Basappa Danappa Jatti            11-Feb-1977 to 25-Jul-1977               Independent

9          Neelam Sanjiva Reddy           25-Jul-1977 to 25-Jul-1982                 Janata Party

10        Giani Zail Singh                      25-Jul-1982 to 25-Jul-1987                 Indian National Congress

11        Ramaswamy Venkataraman   25-Jul-1987 to 25-Jul-1992                 Indian National Congress

12        Shankar Dayal Sharma            25-Jul-1992 to 25-Jul-1997                 Indian National Congress

13        Kocheril Raman Narayanan    25-Jul-1997 to 25-Jul-2002                 Independent

14        A. P. J. Abdul Kalam              25-Jul-2002 to 25-Jul-2007                 Independent

15        Pratibha Patil                           25-Jul-2007 to 25-Jul-2012                 Indian National Congress

16        Pranab Mukherjee                   25-Jul-2012 to 25-Jul-2017                 Indian National Congress

17        Ram Nath Govind                  25-Jul-2017 to Till Now                      Bharatiya Janata Party

Did  you know?

1. V V Giri became first Acting President of India in 1969 after the death of Zakir Hussain in office.
2. There were 2 Presidents who died during their incumbency period ie on Chair. They were – Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad.
3. The only woman to serve the post of President was Pratibha Patil who was the 12th President.
4. The only President (Acting) who worked earlier as Chief Justice of India and was Recipient of Order of British Empire  – Mohammad Hidayatullah
5. The only President who earlier worked as 1 st Chief Minister of a State  – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He also  worked as Speaker of Lok Sabha.
6.  The only President who was a Scientist – A P J Abdul Kalam
7. Only 4 Presidents who received Bharat Ratna – S Radhakrishnan in 1954, Rajendra Prasad in 1962, Zakir Hussain in 1963, APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997.
8. Ram Nath Govind : Current President of India 2017.
9. RAJENDRA PARSAD : First President of India.
10. PARTIBHA PATIL : First female president of India.