President of India
The President of India is the head of state. He is the first citizen of India and a symbol of solidarity, unity and integrity of the nation. He is a member of the Union Executive Committee along with the Vice President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Attorney General of India.
List of PRESIDENT of INDIA
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Rajendra Prasad | 13 May 1952 – 13 May 1957
13 May 1957 – 13 May 1962 |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 |
| Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969
24 August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 24 August 1974 – 11 February 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982 |
| Zail Singh | 25 July 1982 – 25 July 1987 |
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 25 July 1987 – 25 July 1992 |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25 July 1992 – 25 July 1997 |
| Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 25 July 1997 – 25 July 2002 |
| Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | 25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 |
| Pratibha Patil | 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 |
| Pranab Mukherjee | 25 July – 25 July 2017 |
| Ram Nath Kovind | 25 July 2017 – 25 July 2022 |
| Draupadi Murmu | 25 July 2022 – Incumbent |
A president is chosen by the members of an electoral college made up of elected representatives to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as well as representatives to the state legislatures of states like Delhi and Puducherry (both UT). The nominees for the Legislative Assemblies or the House of Parliament are ineligible to participate in the electoral college. According to data from the Election Commission of India, the electoral college is made up of a total of 4,809 electors, including 543 members of the Lok Sabha, 233 members of the Rajya Sabha, and 4033 members of the Legislative Assemblies.
Qualifications to become the President of India
The qualification of be the President of India are given below:
- He/She must be an Indian citizen
- A person must have completed the age of 35.
- A person must be qualified for election as a member of the House of the People.
- Must not hold a government (central or state) office of profit. However, if
- A person is eligible for election as President if he/she is holding the office of President or Vice-President.
- A person is eligible for election as President if he/she is holding the office of the Governor.
- A person is eligible for election as President if he/she is holding the office of Union/ State Minister.
