List of Presidents of India

List of Presidents of India

S No	Name	Terms	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
	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	3-May-1969 to 20-Jul-1969	Independent
	Muhammad Hidayatullah	20-Jul-1969 to 24-Aug-1969	Independent
4	Varahagiri Venkata Giri	24-Aug-1969 to 24-Aug-1974	Independent
5	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	24-Aug-1974 to 11-Feb-1977	Indian National Congress
	Basappa Danappa Jatti	11-Feb-1977 to 25-Jul-1977	Independent
6	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	25-Jul-1977 to 25-Jul-1982	Janata Party
7	Giani Zail Singh	25-Jul-1982 to 25-Jul-1987	Indian National Congress
8	Ramaswamy Venkataraman	25-Jul-1987 to 25-Jul-1992	Indian National Congress
9	Shankar Dayal Sharma	25-Jul-1992 to 25-Jul-1997	Indian National Congress
10	Kocheril Raman Narayanan	25-Jul-1997 to 25-Jul-2002	Independent
11	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam	25-Jul-2002 to 25-Jul-2007	Independent
12	Pratibha Patil	25-Jul-2007 to 25-Jul-2012	Indian National Congress
13	Pranab Mukherjee	25-Jul-2012 to 25-Jul-2017	Indian National Congress
12	Ram Nath Govind	25-Jul-2017 to Till Now	Bharatiya Janata Party

Did  you know?

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