Past Presidents Of India
The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. The President is the formal head of the legislature, executive and judiciary branches of Indian Democracy and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The powers to pardon and clemency are vested with the President of India.
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1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 30.01.1950 to 13.05.1962 |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
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2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13.05.1962 to 13.05.1967 |
Zakir Hussain |
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3. Zakir Hussain 13.05.1967 to 03.05.1969 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri 03.05.1969 to 20.07.1969 (Acting) |
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Muhammad Hidayatullah 20.07.1969 to 24.08.1969 (Acting) |
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4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri 24.08.1969 to 24.08.1977 |
Gopal Swarup Pathak |
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5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24.08.1974 to 11.02.1977 |
Basappa Danappa Jatti |
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Basappa Danappa Jatti 11.02.1977 to 25.07.1977 (Acting) |
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6. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25.07.1977 to 25.07.1982 |
Muhammad Hidayatullah |
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7. Giani Zail Singh 25.07.1982 to 25.07.1987 |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
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8. Ramaswamy Venkataraman 25.07.1987 to 25.07.1992 |
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
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9. Shankar Dayal Sharma 25.07.1992 to 25.07.1997 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
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10. Kocheril Raman Narayanan 25.07.1997 to 25.07.2002 |
Krishan Kant |
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11. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 25.07.2002 to 25.07.2007 |
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
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12. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 25.07.2007 to 24.07.2012 |
Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
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13. Pranab Mukherjee 25.07.2012 to 24.07.2017 |
Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
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12. Ram Nath Kovind 25.07.2017 to Till date |
Venkaiah Naidu |