இந்தியக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர்கள் பட்டியல் (Presidents of India)...
Tenure | Description |
Rajendra Prasad | 13 May 1952 – 13 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 13 May 1962 | - He was elected twice as the president
- He was also the president of the constituent assembly before being elected for this post.
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 | - Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer.
- He also held the position of vice-chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University.
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Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 | - He was the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna.
- He was the shortest-serving president and passed away in office.
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969 24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 | - He was elected Vice President of India in 1967.
- He served as the president for a short term due to the sudden death of Zakir Hussain in office.
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 | - He was the president during Emergency.
- He was the second president who died in office.
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982 | - He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- He became the youngest President who occupied Rashtrapati Bhavan and contested twice for the post of president.
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Zail Singh | 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987 | - He was the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Union Home Minister
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Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 | - He is a receiver of “Tamra Patra” for his contributions to India’s freedom struggle.
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Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 | - He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and the Indian Minister for Communications.
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Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 | - He served as India’s ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and the United States of America.
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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 | - He played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
- He was also a Bharat Ratna recipient.
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Pratibha Patil | 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 | - She was the first woman president of India.
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Pranab Mukherjee | 25 July – 25 July 2017 | - He was awarded the best Parliamentary Award in 1997.
- He also received Padma Vibhushan in 2008
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Ram Nath Kovind | 25 July 2017 – Incumbent | - He served as the Governor of Bihar.
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