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President of India Full List (1947-2022) - Dr. Rajendra Prasad to Draupadi Murmu

Full list of Presidents of India from 1947 to 2022

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President of India Full List (1947-2022) - Dr. Rajendra Prasad to Draupadi Murmu

Draupadi Murmu is the 15th President of India, making her the first tribal woman to ever occupy this position. The President of India is one of the most important citizens of the country, and in this post, we have listed down the names of all the presidents to date. 

Presidents of India  Full List (1947-2022)

Name Starting date Closing date
Dr. Rajendra Prasad "January 26th 1950" "May 13th 1962"
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan "May 13th 1962" "May 13th 1967"
Dr Zakir Hussain "May 13th 1967" "May 3rd 1969"
Varahagiri Venkata Giri "May 3rd 1969" "July 20th 1969"
Mohammad Hidayatullah "July 20th 1969" "August 24th 1969"
Varahagiri Venkata Giri "August 24th 1969" "August 24th 1974"
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed "August 24th 1974" "February 11th 1977"
Basappa Danappa Jatti "February 11th 1977" "July 25th 1977"
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy "July 25th 1977" "July 25th 1982"
Giani Zail Singh "July 25th 1982" "July 25th 1987"
Ramaswamy Venkataraman "July 25th 1987" "July 25th 1992"
Shankar Dayal Sharma "July 25th 1992" "July 25th 1997"
Kocheril Raman Narayanan "July 25th 1997" "July 25th 2002"
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam "July 25th 2002" "July 25th 2007"
Pratibha Patil "July 25th 2007" "July 25th 2012"
Pranab Mukherjee "July 25th 2012" "July 25th 2017"
Shri Ram Nath Kovind "July 25th 2017" "Juli 21st 2022"
Ms. Droupadi Murmu July 21st 2022 Working

Also Read: List Of Chief Ministers Of Uttar Pradesh And Their Tenure

List of the most significant duties and powers of the President of India

  1. He/She is the presenter of important documents such as Comptroller and Auditor General, Union Public Service Commission, Finance Commission, and many more.

  2. He/She has the primary control and decision making power when it comes to the Contingency Fund of India or introduction of money bills. 

  3. He/She has the power to either grant pardon against punishments related to union law, martial court, or death sentence. He also has the upper hand in deciding to lessen the punishment. 

  4. He/She is the representative of the country in international affairs and events. All international agreements and treaties are negotiated and finalised based on the discussion with the president.

  5. He/She is the commander of the defence forces of India, with the military power to appoint Chief of the Army, Chief of the Navy, Chief of the Air Force

  6. The President of India also has the power to take actions and make decisions that fall under the following emergency situations: 

  • National Emergency (Article 352)

  • President’s Rule (Article 356 & 365)

  • Financial Emergency (Article 360)

  1. The President has power to make an ordinance with the advice of the Union Cabinet as stated in Article 12. 

  2. Guided by Article 111, the President also has the Veto power, which is significant. He/She has the final say of either passing or rejecting a bill, before it becomes the law.  

  3. The President of India appoints many significant posts such as Chief Justice and Supreme Court/High Court Judges, members of Rajya Sabha, speaker, deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, and chairman/deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, nominate two members to the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indian Community, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, Chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission, State Governors, Finance Commission of India chairman and members National Commissions of Scheduled tribes, OBCs, and many more. 

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