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Living presidents of India

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India
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
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The president of India is the ceremonial head of state of India.[1] Since the formation of the office in 1950, there have been 14 president of India.[2] This article shows the living presidents of India from the swearing-in of the first president—Rajendra Prashad in 1950, till the present. Currently, in addition to the incumbent president Ram Nath Kovind, there is only one living former president—Pratibha Patil.

Current living presidents[edit]

Living presidents as of May 1, 2024:

Timeline[edit]

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Number of presidents alive at particular time period in Indian History
Starting and ending events
Names Timespan
From: 26 January 1950 · Swearing-in of Rajendra Prasad[3]
To: 13 May 1962 · Swearing-in of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[4] 		1  Prasad  12 years, 107 days
From: 13 May 1962 · Swearing-in of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[4]
To: 28 February 1963 · Death of Rajendra Prasad[5] 		2  Prasad   Radhakrishnan  291 days
From: 28 February 1963 · Death of Rajendra Prasad[5]
To: 13 May 1967 · Swearing-in of Zakir Husain[6] 		1  Radhakrishnan  4 years, 74 days
From: 13 May 1967 · Swearing-in of Zakir Husain[6]

To: 3 May 1969 · Death of Zakir Husain[7]

2  Radhakrishnan   Husain  1 year, 355 days
From: 3 May 1969 · Death of Zakir Husain[7]
To: 24 August 1969 · Swearing-in of V. V. Giri[8] 		1  Radhakrishnan  35 days
From: 24 August 1969 · Swearing-in of V. V. Giri[8]
To: 24 August 1974 · Swearing-in of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[9] 		2  Radhakrishnan   Giri  5 years, 0 days
From: 24 August 1974 · Swearing-in of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[9]
To: 17 April 1975 · Death of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnani[10] 		3  Radhakrishnan   Giri   Ahmed  236 days
From: 17 April 1975 · Death of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnani [10]
To: 11 February 1977 · Death of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed [11] 		2  Giri   Ahmed  1 year, 300 days
From: 11 February 1977 · Death of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed[11]
To: 25 July 1977 · Swearing-in of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy[12] 		1  Giri  164 days
From: 25 July 1977 · Swearing-in of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy[12]
To: 24 June 1980 · Death of V. V. Giri[13] 		2  Giri   Reddy  2 years, 335 days
From: 24 June 1980 · Death of V. V. Giri[13]
To: 25 July 1982 · Swearing-in of Zail Singh[14] 		1  Reddy  2 years, 31 days
From: 25 July 1982 · Swearing-in of Zail Singh[14]
To: 25 July 1987 · Swearing-in of Ramaswamy Venkataraman[15] 		2  Reddy   Singh  5 years, 0 days
From: 25 July 1987 · Swearing-in of Ramaswamy Venkataraman[15]
To: 25 July 1992 · Swearing-in of Shankar Dayal Sharma[16] 		3  Reddy   Singh   Venkataraman  5 years, 0 days
From: 25 July 1992· Swearing-in of Shankar Dayal Sharma[16]
To: 25 December 1994 · Death of Zail Singh[17] 		4  Reddy   Singh   Venkataraman   Sharma  2 years, 153 days
From: 25 December 1994 · Death of Zail Singh[17]
To: 1 June 1996 · Death of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy[18] 		3  Reddy   Venkataraman   Sharma  1 year, 159 days
From: 1 June 1996 · Death of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy[18]
To: 25 July 1997 · Swearing-in of K. R. Narayanan[19] 		2  Venkataraman   Sharma  1 year, 54 days
From: 25 July 1997 · Swearing-in of K. R. Narayanan[19]
To: 26 December 1999 · Death of Shankar Dayal Sharma[20] 		3  Venkataraman   Sharma   Narayanan  2 years, 154 days
From: 26 December 1999 · Death of Shankar Dayal Sharma[20]
To: 25 July 2002 · Swearing-in of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[21] 		2  Venkataraman   Narayanan  48 days
From: 25 July 2002 · Swearing-in of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[21]
To: 9 November 2005 · Death of K. R. Narayanan[22] 		3  Venkataraman   Narayanan   Kalam  3 years, 107 days
From: 9 November 2005 · Death of K. R. Narayanan[22]
To: 25 July 2007 · Swearing-in of Pratibha Patil[23] 		2  Venkataraman   Kalam  1 year, 258 days
From: 25 July 2007 · Swearing-in of Pratibha Patil[23]
To: 27 January 2009· Death of Ramaswamy Venkataraman[24] 		3  Venkataraman   Kalam   Patil  1 year, 186 days
From: 27 January 2009· Death of Ramaswamy Venkataraman[24]
To: 25 July 2012 · Swearing-in of Pranab Mukherjee[25] 		2  Kalam   Patil  3 years, 180 days
From: 25 July 2012 · Swearing-in of Pranab Mukherjee[25]
To: 27 July 2015 · Death of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[26] 		3  Kalam   Patil   Mukherjee  3 years, 2 days
From: 27 July 2015 · Death of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[26]
To: 25 July 2017 · Swearing-in of Ram Nath Kovind[27] 		2  Patil   Mukherjee  1 year, 363 days
From: 25 July 2017 · Swearing-in of Ram Nath Kovind[27]
To: 31 August 2020 · Death of Pranab Mukherjee[28] 		3  Patil   Mukherjee   Kovind  3 years, 37 days
From: 31 August 2020 · Death of Pranab Mukherjee[28]
To: present 		2  Patil   Kovind  3 years, 244 days
Starting and ending events
Names Timespan
Sources:[29][30]

Most and least living presidents[edit]

There has been one time period with four living presidents (i.e., the incumbent and three former presidents):

There have been four time periods when there was only one living president:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Sharma, B. M. (1950). "The President of the Indian Republic". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 11 (4): 1–9. JSTOR 42743250.
  2. ↑ "Profile of the President". The President of India. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Gun Salute To New India". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 27, 1950. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "India Installs New leader". The Oklahoman. May 14, 1962. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "First President Of India Rajendra Prasad, 78, Dies". The Baltimore Sun. March 1, 1963. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Indian President Installed Regally". The Indianapolis Star. May 14, 1967. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Associated Press (May 4, 1969). "India's president, Zakir Husain, dead". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Schanberg, Sydney (August 25, 1969). "Giri's Stormy March Upward". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "India Inaugurates Ahmed 5th Leader". The Daily Herald. August 25, 1974. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan". Detroit Free Press. April 18, 1975. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Carter's Mother, Son To Attend Ahmed Rites". The Scranton Times-Tribune. February 12, 1977. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Indian President Breaks Tradition". Miami Herald. July 26, 1977. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Ex-President V. V. Giri, Indian Freedom Fighter". Miami Herald. June 25, 1980. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "New President". The Guardian. July 26, 1982. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "President of India sworn in". The Spectrum. July 26, 1987. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Sharma takes over Indian presidency". Indiana Gazette. July 26, 1992. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Zail Singh, former president of India". Chicago Tribune. December 26, 1994. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Associated Press (June 2, 1996). "Former Indian president Reddy, 83, dies of pneumonia". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Guruswamy, Krishnan (July 26, 1997). "New president a milestone for India". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Associated Press (December 27, 1999). "Shankar Dayal Sharma, former Indian president". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Associated Press (July 26, 2002). "Missile scientist new India president". The News-Star. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Nelson, Valerie J. (November 10, 2005). "K.R. Narayanan, 85; Diplomat Who Became President of India". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Denyer, Simon (July 26, 2007). "Pratibha Patil sworn in as India's first female president". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Former president R. Venkataraman dead". Reuters. January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "New India President Pranab Mukherjee is sworn in". BBC News. July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "APJ Abdul Kalam, India's former president, dies". BBC News. July 27, 2015. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Ram Nath Kovind becomes the 14th President of India". The Hindu. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Pranab Mukherjee: Former president of India dies after Covid diagnosis". BBC News. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  29. ↑ "List of all Presidents of India Since Independence". Jagran Josh. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  30. ↑ "Former Presidents". The President of India. Retrieved August 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)


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