FORMER PRESIDENTS OF INDIA for TNPSC Exams
- The President of India is the head of State and First Citizen of India.
- The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
- Although the president is vested such powers by the Constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial role and the executive powers are de facto exercised by the Cabinet Ministers and Prime Minister.
- The Current President and 13th President of India, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee elected on 25 July 2012.
List of Presidents of India (1950-2016)
NAME
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TENURE
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Pranab Mukherjee
(Birth-1935) |
25 July 2012
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Till Date
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Pratibha Devisingh Patil
(Birth - 1934)
|
25 July 2007
|
25 July 2012
|
DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1931-2015)
|
25 July 2002
|
25 July 2007
|
K. R. Narayanan
(1920 - 2005)
|
25 July 1997
|
25 July 2002
|
Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999)
|
25 July 1992
|
25 July 1997
|
Shri R Venkataraman (1910-2009)
|
25 July 1987
|
25 July 1992
|
Giani Zail Singh
(1916-1994)
|
25 July 1982
|
25 July 1987
|
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996)
|
25 July 1977
|
25 July 1982
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977)
|
24 August 1974
|
11 February 1977
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1980)
|
3 May 1969
24 August 1969
|
20 July 1969
24 August 1974
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Zakir Husain
(1897-1969)
|
13 May 1967
|
3 May 1969
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975)
|
13 May 1962
|
13 May 1967
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Rajendra Prasad
(1884-1963)
|
26 January 1950
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13 May 1962
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