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 |
List of the most significant duties and powers of the President of India
He/She is the presenter of important documents such as Comptroller and Auditor General, Union Public Service Commission, Finance Commission, and many more.
He/She has the primary control and decision making power when it comes to the Contingency Fund of India or introduction of money bills.
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.
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.
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
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)
The President has power to make an ordinance with the advice of the Union Cabinet as stated in Article 12.
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.
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.