The Constitution of India was adopted on January 26, 1950, and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first constitutional head of the state, the President of India. Since 1950, India has had its 14 full-time Presidents. In this article, you will get to know about all the Presidents of India from 1950 to 2017. The President of the Republic of India is the head of the state of India and the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
Some Important Facts About President of India:
👉Indian President is also known as Rashtrapati. He is the first citizen of India as well.
👉 Current Salary of Indian President (2017) – Rs. 500,000
👉President of India is appointed by the electoral college of India for the term of five years.
👉Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the Indian President. It is 340-rooms building located in Delhi(Rajpath) on 320-acre area.
List of all Presidents of India from 1950 to 2017
1st President of India
👉Dr. Rajendra Prasad(डॉ. राजेंद्र प्रसाद) 👉26th January 1950 to 13th May 1962
2nd President of India
👉Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan(डॉ सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन) 👉13th May 1962- 13th May 1967
3rd President of India
👉Dr. Zakir Hussain(जाकिर हुसैन) 👉13th May 1967 – 3rd May 1969🙏(Passed away in middle of his term)
4th President of India
👉V.V Giri(वराहगिरि वेंकटगिरि) 👉24th May 1969 – 24th August 1974
5th President of India
👉Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(फखरुद्दीन अली अहमद) 👉24th August 1974 – 11th February 1977🙏(Passed away in middle of his term)
6th President of India
👉Neelam Sanjiva Reddy(नीलम संजीव रेड्डी) 👉25th July 1977 – 25th July 1982
7th President of India
👉Giani Zail Singh(ज्ञानी जैल सिंह) 👉25th July 1982- 25th July 1987
8th President of India
👉R Venkataraman(आर. वेंकटरमण) 👉25th July 1987 – 25th July 1992
9th President of India
👉Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma(डॉ. शंकर दयाल शर्मा) 👉25th July 1992 – 25th July 1997
10th President of India
👉K R Narayanan(के. आर. नारायणन) 👉25th July 1997 – 25th July 2002
11th President of India
👉Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam(डॉ. ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम) 👉25th July 2002 – 25th July 2007
12th President of India
👉Pratibha Devisingh Patil(श्रीमती प्रतिभा देवीसिंह)
👉25th July 2007 – 25th July 2012
13th President of India
👉Dr. Pranab Mukherjee(श्री प्रणब मुखर्जी) 👉25th July 2012 – 25th July 2017
14th President of India
👉Ram Nath Kovind(राम नाथ कोविंद) 👉25th July 2017 - Present
