The first citizen of India is the president of India. The President of India is elected by an electoral committee composed of elected members of the Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and Vidhan Sabha. Till 2021, 14 Indian presidents have served the country as President since the adaptation of the Constitution of India in 1950. The first president of India was Rajendra Prasad.

The President of India should be a citizen of India and the minimum age to be a President is 35 years. He or she should qualify the conditions to be elected as a member of Lok. He or she should not hold any office of profit under the Central Government, State government, or any public authority.


Draupadi Murmu President of India 2022 :

* The presidential election results were announced on 21st July 2022 and Draupadi Murmu has been announced as the new President of India.

* Draupadi Murmu is the first tribal female President of India and the second female President of India. Draupadi Murmu was the candidate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and she was the first female governor of Jharkhand.

* Before that, she entered politics from Odisha when she was elected to the Council of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat in 1997. In 2000, she became the chairperson of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat and she also served as the National vice president of BJP Scheduled Tribes Morcha.

List of Presidents in India :

Detailed list of Former Presidents and Present President of India :

Rajendra Prasad : The first president of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad who worked as president for two terms. He was also the president of the constituent assembly and the chief leader of the Indian Independence movement. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1962.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan : Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a philosopher and writer. His birthday is celebrated as teacher’s Day on 5th September every year in India. He was also the vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University.

Zakir Hussain : Dr. Zakir Hussain became the first Muslim president of India and died at his post. He was the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna awards. He was the shortest serving president of India.

Varahagiri Venkata Giri : V.V. Giri was the first president of India and his full name was Varahagiri Venkata Giri. He was the only person to be elected president as an independent candidate. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1975. He was elected as the Vice president of India in 1967 and served as the President of India for a short term due to the sudden death of Zakir Hussain.

Fakhruddin din Ali Ahmed : Fakhruddin din Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India and was the second President who died in his post president.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the 6th President of India and he was the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was directly elected for the post of Lok Sabha speaker and he was the youngest president who occupied the Rashtrapati Bhavan he also contested for the post of president twice.

Giani Zail Singh : Giani Zail Singh was the first Sikh President of India and he was also the chief minister of Punjab and the Minister at the center. During his presidency, many important incidences took place in India such as operation Blue Star, The assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the anti-riots of 1984.

R. Venkataraman : Venkataraman was the 8th president of India. He was the vice president of India from 1984 to 1987. He received ‘The Tamra Patra award for his contribution to India’s freedom struggle. He also received many honors from different parts of the world.

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma : Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma is the 9th President of India. He was also the chief minister of Bhopal and was Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967.

K.R. Narayana : K.R. Narayana was the first Dalit president and the 10th president of India. He was the first Malayali person to receive the highest office in the country and was the first President to vote in Lok Sabha elections and address the state assembly.

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam : Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was the first scientist who became the President of India and he was also known as the missile man of India. He was the first President who won the most votes in the history of presidential elections. In 1997 he was awarded Bharat Ratna.

Shrimati Pratibha Singh Patil : Shrimati Pratibha Singh Patil was the first female President of India. Before that, she was the governor of Rajasthan, and from 1962 to 1985 he was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 5 times. She was the first woman president to fly Sukhoi.

Pranab Mukherjee : Pranab Mukherjee was the 13th President of India and was the finance minister in the central government before contesting the presidential elections. In 1997 he was awarded the best parliamentary award and Padma Vibhushan India’s second highest civilian honor in 2008. On 31st August 2020, he died at the age of 84.

Ramnath Kovind : Ramnath Kovind was the 14th president of India. He was an Indian lawyer and politician he became the President of India on 21st July 2017. He served as a respectful member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he is the former governor of Bihar.

Draupadi Murmu : Draupadi Murmu is the 15th President of India and she is the second female President of India. Apart from this, she is the first tribal woman to become the president of India. She has been appointed as the President of India after the announcement of the results of the presidential elections on 21st July 2022.