| S.No
|
Name |
Party |
Period |
Details |
|
1
|
Rajendra Prasad
|
Indian National Congress
|
1952-1962
|
He is from Bihar, was the longest-serving president and a freedom fighter
during the Indian independence movement.
|
|
2
|
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
|
Independent
|
1962-1967
|
He is a philosopher and writer and vice-chancellor of the Andhra
University and Banaras Hindu University. He received the Bharat Ratna award in
1954 before becoming the President.
|
|
3
|
Zakir Husain
|
Independent
|
1967-1969
|
He is a first Muslim President, vice-chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim
University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna and also
shortest-serving President.
|
|
–
|
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
|
–
|
1969
|
He was elected Vice President of India in 1967. Following the death of
President Zakir Husain, Giri was appointed as Acting President.
|
|
–
|
Mohammad Hidayatullah
|
–
|
1969
|
He served as the Chief Justice of India, Acting President.
|
|
4
|
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
|
Independent
|
1969-1974
|
Giri was the first person to have served as both an acting president and
president of India.
|
|
5
|
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
|
Indian National Congress
|
1974-1977
|
He served as a Minister before being elected as president. He died in 1977
before his term of office ended, and was the second Indian president to die in
office. He was also president during Emergency.
|
|
–
|
Basappa Danappa Jatti
|
–
|
1977
|
He was the vice president of India during Ahmed's term of office, the
Chief Minister for the State of Mysore State.
|
|
6
|
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
|
Janata Party
|
1977-1982
|
He was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Reddy was the only
Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh.
|
|
7
|
Zail Singh
|
Indian National Congress
|
1982-1987
|
In March 1972, He assumed the position of Chief Minister of Punjab, and in
1980, he became Union Home Minister. He was also secretary general
to Non-Aligned Movement.
|
|
8
|
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
|
Indian National Congress
|
1987-1992
|
He first served as Minister of Finance and Industry and Minister of
Defense.
|
|
9
|
Shankar Dayal Sharma
|
Indian National Congress
|
1992-1997
|
He was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and the Indian Minister for
Communications and Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra.
|
|
10
|
Kocheril Raman Narayanan
|
Independent
|
1997-2002
|
He served as India's ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and United
States of America. He received doctorates in Science and Law
the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
|
|
11
|
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
|
Independent
|
2002-2007
|
He was an educator and engineer who played a leading role in the
development of India's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. He also
received the Bharat Ratna.
|
|
12
|
Pratibha Patil
|
Indian National Congress
|
2007-2012
|
He was the first woman to become the President of India and first female
governor of Rajasthan.
|
|
13
|
Pranab Mukherjee
|
Indian National Congress
|
2012-2017
|
He held various posts in the cabinet ministry for the Government of
India such as Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister
and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
|
|
14
|
Ram Nath Kovind
|
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
2017
|
He was governor of Bihar, and a Member of Parliament
|