List of presidents of India
The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. This is the list of individuals who were presidents of the republic.
List of presidents of India
Company rule in India
British Raj
Provisional Government to Indian independence
| # | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Vice President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahendra Pratap | 1915 | 1919 | Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah | ||
| 2 | Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah | 1919 | 1919 | Mahendra Pratap | ||
British Raj
Governor-General
President of the Executive Council
| # | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1928 | 1941 | Indian National Congress | |
Subhas Chandra Bose Provisional Government to Indian independence
| # | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Vice presiden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional Government of India | ||||||
| 1 | Subhas Chandra Bose | 1941 | 1945 | India | Mohan Singh and Iwaichi Fujiwara founders of the First Indian National Army | |
President of the Executive Council
| # | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice-President of the Executive Council |
1945 | 15 August 1947 |
Indian National Congress | |
Governor-General
| # | Governor-General (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Monarch | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | The Rt. Hon. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979) |
15 August 1947 | 21 June 1948 | George VI | Nehru | |
| 2 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878–1972) |
21 June 1948 | 26 January 1950 | |||
President of India (1950–present)
President was an Independent candidate (4)
President was a candidate of Indian National Congress (INC) (8)
President was a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2)
President was a candidate of the Janata Party (JP) (1)
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†-Died in office
-Resigned
| # | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Elected | Political party | Vice presiden | Not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963) |
26 January 1950 | 13 May 1962 | 1950 1952 1955 1957 |
Indian National Congress | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. | |
| 2 | Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) |
13 May 1962 | 13 May 1967 | 1962 1965 |
Independent | Zakir Husain | who served as the President of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the vice president of India from 1952 to 1962. | |
| 3 | Zakir Husain (1897–1969) |
13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 (died in office.) |
1967 | Independent | V. V. Giri | who served as the vice president of India from 1962 to 1967 and president of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. | |
| 4 | V. V. Giri (1894–1980) |
3 May 1969 | 20 July 1969 | 1969 | Independent | the president of India from 1969 to 1969. | ||
| 5 | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) |
20 July 1969 | 24 August 1969 | 1969 | Independent | the president of India from 1969 to 1969. | ||
| (4) | V. V. Giri (1894–1980) |
24 August 1969 | 24 August 1973 | 1969 | Independent | Gopal Swarup Pathak | who served as the president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969. He was the first president to be elected as an independent candidate. | |
| – | Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982) |
24 August 1973 | 24 August 1973 | – | Independent | Gopal Swarup Pathak | the president of India from 1973 to 1973. | |
| (4) | V. V. Giri
(1894–1980) |
24 August 1973 | 24 August 1974 | – | Independent | Gopal Swarup Pathak | the president of India from 1973 to 1974. | |
| 6 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) |
24 August 1974 | 11 February 1977 (died in office.) |
1974 | Indian National Congress | Gopal Swarup Pathak
B. D. Jatti |
who served as the President of India from 1974 to 1977. | |
| 7 | B. D. Jatti (1912–2002) |
11 February 1977 | 25 July 1977 |
— | Indian National Congress | B. D. Jatti | was the vice president of India, serving from 1974 to 1979. He was the acting president of India from 11 February to 25 July 1977. | |
| 8 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) |
25 July 1977 | 25 July 1982 | 1977 | Janata Party | B. D. Jatti
Mohammad Hidayatullah |
who served as the president of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. | |
| 9 | Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994) |
25 July 1982 | 25 July 1983 | 1982 | Indian National Congress | Mohammad Hidayatullah | who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab. He was the first Sikh to become president. | |
| (5) | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) |
25 July 1983 | 25 July 1983 | — | Indian National Congress | He was the acting president of India | ||
| (9) | Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994) |
25 July 1983 | 25 July 1984 | — | Indian National Congress | who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 | ||
| (5) | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) |
25 July 1984 | 25 July 1984 | — | Indian National Congress | He was the acting president of India | ||
| (9) | Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994) |
25 July 1984 | 25 July 1987 | 1984 |
Indian National Congress | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 | |
| 10 | R. Venkataraman (1910–2009) |
25 July 1987 | 25 July 1992 | 1987 | Indian National Congress | Shankar Dayal Sharma | who served as the president of India from . | |
| 11 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) |
25 July 1992 | 25 July 1997 | 1992 | Indian National Congress | K. R. Narayanan | who served as the president of India from . | |
| 12 | K. R. Narayanan (1920–2005) |
25 July 1997 | 25 July 2000 | 1997 | Indian National Congress | Krishan Kant | who served as the president of India from . | |
| – | Krishan Kant
(1927–2002) |
25 July 2000 | 25 July 2000 | – | Indian National Congress | Krishan Kant | He was the acting president of India | |
| (12) | K. R. Narayanan
(1920–2005) |
25 July 2000 | 25 July 2002 | – | Indian National Congress | Krishan Kant | who served as the president of India from . | |
| 13 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) |
25 July 2002 | 25 July 2003 | 2002 | Independent | Krishan Kant | who served as the president of India from . | |
| – | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(1923–2010) |
25 July 2003 | 25 July 2003 | – | Independent | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | He was the acting president of India | |
| (13) | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(1931–2015) |
25 July 2003 | 25 July 2007 | – | Independent | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | who served as the president of India from . | |
| 14 | Pratibha Patil (1934–) |
25 July 2007 | 25 July 2010 | 2007 | Indian National Congress | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A member of the Indian National Congress . | |
| – | Mohammad Hamid Ansari(1937–) | 25 July 2010 | 25 July 2010 | – | Indian National Congress | He was the acting president of India | ||
| (14) | Pratibha Patil
(1934–) |
25 July 2010 | 25 July 2012 | – | Indian National Congress | who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. | ||
| 15 | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) |
25 July 2012 | 25 July 2016 | 2012 | Indian National Congress | who served as the president of India from 2012 until 2017. | ||
| – | Mohammad Hamid Ansari(1937–) | 25 July 2016 | 25 July 2016 | – | Indian National Congress | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | He was the acting president of India | |
| (15) | Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020) |
25 July 2016 | 25 July 2017 | – | Indian National Congress | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | who served as the president of India from 2012 until 2017. | |
| 16 | Ram Nath Kovind (1945–) |
25 July 2017 | 25 July 2018 | 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. | |
| _ | M. Venkaiah Naidu
(1949–) |
25 July 2018 | 25 July 2018 | – | Bharatiya Janata Party | Venkaiah Naidu | He was the acting president of India | |
| (16) | Ram Nath Kovind
(1945–) |
25 July 2018 | 25 July 2022 | – | Bharatiya Janata Party | Venkaiah Naidu | who served as the president of India from 2017 to 2022. | |
| 17 | Droupadi Murmu (1958-) |
25 July 2022 | 11 August 2022 | 2022 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Venkaiah Naidu | who is serving as the president of India since 2022. | |
| – | Jagdeep Dhankhar
(1951–) |
11 August 2022 | 11 August 2022 | – | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jagdeep Dhankhar | He was the acting president of India | |
| 17 | Droupadi Murmu (1958-) |
11 August 2022 | 25 July 2025 | – | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jagdeep Dhankhar | Led a coup that overthrew President and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and his government. After the coup | |
| 18 | Narendra Modi(1950–) | 25 July 2025 | Incumbent | — | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jagdeep Dhankhar | Led a coup that overthrew President and Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and his government. After the coup, Javed Khan declared himself President and Prime Minister. | |
| Armed forces who staged a military coup against the government and seized power. | ||||||||
| 19 | Javed Khans (1996–) | 25 July 2025 | Incumbent | Military | Armed forces | Javed Khan declared himself President and Prime Minister. | ||
| 20 | Smriti Irani
(1976) |
25 July 2027 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party | — | who served as the president of India from . | ||
Timeline
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References
- "Former Presidents". President’s Secretariat. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- "List of Presidents/Vice Presidents". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
