| Name of President | Tenure | Their Description |
| Rajendra Prashad | - 13 May 1952- 13 May 1957
- 13 May 1957- 13 May 1962
| - Rajendra Prasad was elected twice as the president of India.
- He was also the president of constituent assembly before being elected for the post of president.
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| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | - 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967
| - He was a prominent philosopher and writer.
- Radhakrishna was also held as the position of vice-chancellor of Banaras University and Andhra University.
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| Zakir Hussain | | - Zakir Hussain was the shortest-serving president as he passed away in the office.
- He was awarded by Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna
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| Vehrahagiri Venkata Giri | - 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
- 24 August 1969- 24 August 1974
| - Venkata Giri served as the president of India for the short term due to the sudden death of Zakir Hussain.
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| Fakhrudin Ali Ahmed | - 24 August 1974- 11 February 1977
| - Fakhrudin was the president of India during the emergency.
- Ali was the second president who died in office.
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| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh | - 25 July 1977- 25 July 1982
- 25 July 1982- 25 July 1987
| - Neelam was the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- He was the youngest President who occupied Rashtrapati Bhawan.
- Zail Singh was the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Union home minister.
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| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | - 25 July 1987- 25 July 1992
| - He is the receiver of ‘Tamra Patra’ for his contribution to Indian’s freedom fighter.
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| Shankar Dayal Sharma | - 25 July 1992- 25 July 1997
| - He was the Indian Minister of Communications.
- Shankar was also the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
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| Kocheril Raman Narayanan | - 25 July 1997- 25 July 2002
| - Kocheril served as India’s ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China, and the USA.
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| Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | - 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007
| - Avul played a leading role in the development of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear power weapon.
- He was also a recipient of Bharat Ratna.
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| Pratibha Patil | - 25 July 2007- 25 July 2012
| - She is the first woman president in India.
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| Pranab Mukherji | - 25 July 2012- 25 July 2017
| - He received Padma Bhushan in 2008.
- He was also awarded the best Parliamentary Award in 1997.
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| Ram Nath Kovind | - 25 July 2017 – 20th July 2022
| - He is currently at the post of president of India. Also, the next presidential elections will be on 25 July 2022.
- He also served as the Governor of Bihar.
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| Draupadi Murmu | - 21st July 2022- Incumbent
| - She is the former governor of Jharkhand.
- She is the first tribal woman President of India.
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