The first citizen of India is the president of India. The President of India is elected by an electoral committee composed of elected members of the Parliament, LokSabha, RajyaSabha, and VidhanSabha. Till 2021, 14 Indian presidents have served the country as President since the adaptation of the Constitution of India in 1950. The President is the Head of the State in India. He or she is called the first citizen of the country. Article 52 of the Indian Consitution states that there shall be a President of India and as per Article 53, all the executive powers of the Union shall be executed by him or her either directly or through officers subordinates to him. On 26 November 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted and came into force on 26 January 1950. The first constitutional head of the state, the President of India was Rajendra Prasad.
HERE IS A LIST OF PRESIDENTS OF INDIA WITH THEIR TENURE.
Name |
Tenure |
|
Start Date |
Closing date |
|
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
26 January 1950 |
13 May 1962 |
Dr. SarvepalliRadhakrishnan |
13 May 1962 |
13 May 1967 |
Dr. ZakirHussain |
13 May 1967 |
3 May 1969 |
VarahagiriVenkataGiri |
3 May 1969 |
20 July 1969 |
VarahagiriVenkataGiri |
24 August 1969 |
24 August 1974 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
24 August 1974 |
11 February 1977 |
NeelamSanjiva Reddy |
25 July 1977 |
25 July 1982 |
GianiZali Singh |
25 July 1982 |
25 July 1987 |
RamaswamyVenkataraman |
25 July 1987 |
25 July 1992 |
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
25 July 1992 |
25 July 1997 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
25 July 1997 |
25 July 2002 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
25 July 2002 |
25 July 2007 |
PratibhaPatil |
25 July 2007 |
25 July 2012 |
Pranab Mukherjee |
25 July 2012 |
25 July 2017 |
Shri Ram NathKovind |
25 July 2017 |
21 July 2022 |
Draupadi Murmu |
21 July 2022 |
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Draupadi Murmu: 15th President of India
The Presidential Election 2022 result gave the country its 15th President. DraupadiMurmu who was nominated by BJP as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate won the Presidential elections 2022 by beating opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. Going by the support that has been extended by various parties, DraupadiMurmu from the start enjoyed a clear edge over the opposition's Yashwant Sinha in Presidential Election 2022. The voting for the elections concluded on July 18 with over 99 percent of 4,796 eligible electors, including 771 MPs, and 4,025 MLAs, taking part in the process.
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