The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The post of President is known in Hindi as Rashtrapati, a Sanskrit neologism meaning "lord of the realm".
The President is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and also members of the Vidhan Sabha, the state legislative assemblies. There have been 13 presidents of India since the introduction of the post in 1950. The post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution. Here is the list of Presidents of India from 1950 to present.
| Name | In Office |
|---|---|
| Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) | 26 January 1950-13 May 1962 |
| Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) | 13 May 1962-13 May 1967 |
| Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) | 13 May 1967-3 May 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) | 3 May 1969-20 July 1969 |
| Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905-1992) (Acting) | 20 July 1969-24 August 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) | 24 August 1969-24 August 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) | 24 August 1974-11 February 1977 |
| B.D. Jatti (1913-2002) (Acting) | 11 February 1977-25 July 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) | 25 July 1977-25 July 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) | 25 July 1982-25 July 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman (B-1910) | 25 July 1987-25 July 1992 |
| Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) | 25 July 1992-25 July 1997 |
| K.R. Narayanan (1920-2005) | 25 July 1997-25 July 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Birth-1931) | 25 July 2002-25 July 2007 |
| Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (Birth-1934) | 25 July 2007 - 25 July 2012 |
| Pranab Mukherjee (Birth-1935) | 25 July 2012 - till date |
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