Indian president list with photo

The president of India is the head of state of the Republic of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The president is referred to as the first citizen of India.^[1][2] Although vested with these powers by the Constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the prime minister.^[3]

The president is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and also members of the Saasana Sabha or Vidhan Sabha, the state legislative assemblies.^[2] Presidents may remain in office for a tenure of five years, as stated by article 56, part V, of the Constitution of India.

In the case where a president's term of office is terminated early or during the absence of the president, the vice president assumes office. By article 70 of part V, the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible, or in any other unexpected contingency.

India president biography format pdf The president is referred to as the first citizen of India. The president is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha , and also members of the Saasana Sabha or Vidhan Sabha , the state legislative assemblies. In the case where a president's term of office is terminated early or during the absence of the president, the vice president assumes office. By article 70 of part V, the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible, or in any other unexpected contingency. There have been 15 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution in

There have been 15 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution in ^[4] Apart from these fifteen, three acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time. V. V. Giri became the acting president in after Zakir Husain died in office.

Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president.

Free biography layout The president is the nominal head of the executive, [ a ] the first citizen of the country, as well as the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office from 25 July The office of president was created when India became a republic on 26 January when its constitution came into force. The president is indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India and the legislative assemblies of each of India's states and territories , who themselves are all directly elected by the citizens. Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the president can exercise their powers directly or by subordinate authority, though all of the executive powers vested in the president are, in practice, exercised by the prime minister heading the Council of Ministers.

Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms.^[5]

Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected. Six of these were active party members of the Indian National Congress. The Janata Party has had one member, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who later became president.

Two presidents, Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, have died in office. Their vice presidents served as acting presidents until a new president was elected.

India president biography format List of all Presidents of India from to Draupadi Murmu is serving as the 15th President of India and is the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country. With the support extended by various parties, National Democratic Alliance NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu, from the start, had a clear edge over the opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha. 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.

Following Zakir Husain's death, two acting presidents held office until the new president, V. V. Giri, was elected. When Giri resigned to take part in the presidential elections, he was succeeded by Mohammad Hidayatullah as acting president.^[6] The 12th president, Pratibha Patil, is the first woman to hold the office, elected in

On 25 July , Droupadi Murmu took office as the 15th president of India, becoming the second woman and the first tribal person to hold the office.^[7]

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This list is numbered based on presidents elected after winning an Indian presidential election.

The terms of V. V. Giri, Mohammad Hidayatullah and B. D. Jatti, who served as acting president are therefore not numbered or counted as actual terms in office. The president of India does not represent any political party. The colors used in the table indicate the following:

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