President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati (Hindi: राष्ट्रपति; a Sanskrit neologism, lit. "lord of the realm") is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. In theory, the President possesses considerable power. With few exceptions, most of the authority vested in the President is in practice exercised by the Council of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister.

List

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Key

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Legend

№	President (birth–death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office
1	Rajendra Prasad(1884–1963)	File:Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg	26 January 1950	13 May 1962	19521957	Indian National Congress	Nehru
2	Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan(1888–1975)		13 May 1962	13 May 1967	1962	Independent	Nehru Nanda ShastriNanda Gandhi
3	Zakir Husain(1897–1969)	File:President Zakir Husain 1998 stamp of India.jpg	13 May 1967	3 May 1969 (died in office.)	1967	Independent	Gandhi
4	V. V. Giri(1894–1980)	File:10) V.V GIRI AUTOGRAPHED PENCIL SKETCH.jpg	3 May 1969	20 July 1969	1969	Independent	Gandhi
5	Mohammad Hidayatullah(1905–1992)	File:Justice M. Hidayatullah.jpg	20 July 1969	24 August 1969	1969	Independent	Gandhi
(4)	V. V. Giri(1894–1980)	File:V.V.Giri.jpg	24 August 1969	24 August 1974	1969	Independent	Gandhi
6	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(1905–1977)	File:Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India.jpg	24 August 1974	11 February 1977 (died in office.)	1974	Indian National Congress	Gandhi
7	B. D. Jatti(1912–2002)		11 February 1977	25 July 1977	—	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Desai
8	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy(1913–1996)	File:NeelamSanjeevaReddy.jpg	25 July 1977	25 July 1982	1977	Janata Party	Desai Singh Gandhi
9	Giani Zail Singh(1916–1994)	File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India.jpg	25 July 1982	25 July 1983	1982	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Gandhi
(5)	Mohammad Hidayatullah(1905–1992)	File:Justice M. Hidayatullah.jpg	25 July 1983	25 July 1983	—	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Gandhi
(9)	Giani Zail Singh(1916–1994)	File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India.jpg	25 July 1983	25 July 1984	—	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Gandhi
(5)	Mohammad Hidayatullah(1905–1992)	File:Justice M. Hidayatullah.jpg	25 July 1984	25 July 1984	—	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Gandhi
(9)	Giani Zail Singh(1916–1994)	File:Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India.jpg	25 July 1984	25 July 1987	—	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Gandhi
10	R. Venkataraman(1910–2009)	File:R Venkataraman.jpg	25 July 1987	25 July 1992	1987	Indian National Congress	Gandhi Singh ShekharRao
11	Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)	File:Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg	25 July 1992	25 July 1997	1992	Indian National Congress	Rao Vajpayee Deve GowdaGujral
12	K. R. Narayanan(1920–2005)	File:K. R. Narayanan.jpg	25 July 1997	25 July 2002	1997	Indian National Congress	Gujral Vajpayee
13	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam(1931–2015)	File:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2008.jpg	25 July 2002	25 July 2007	2002	Independent	Vajpayee Singh
14	Pratibha Patil(1934–)	File:PratibhaIndia.jpg	25 July 2007	25 July 2012	2007	Indian National Congress	Singh
15	Pranab Mukherjee(1935–2020)	File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait.jpg	25 July 2012	25 July 2017	2012	Indian National Congress	SinghModi
16	Ram Nath Kovind(1945–)	File:Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg	25 July 2017	Incumbent	2017	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi