After the drafting of the Indian Constitution by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, a new Head of State was needed. This Head would take up the place of the Governor-General. Thus with the formal adoption of the Constitution on January 26,1950 the first elected President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad assumed office. The President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament as well as of the State Legislative Assemblies. The President enjoys legislative, executive and judicial powers and emergency powers. The Presidents of India who have held office till date are the following:
List of Presidents in India
Presidents of India
Birth/death
Tenure
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
1884-1963
01/26/50
05/13/62
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1888-1975
05/13/62
05/13/67
Zakir Hussain
1897-1969
05/13/67
05/03/69
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
1894-1980
05/03/69
07/20/69
Muhammad Hidayatullah
1905-1992
07/20/69
08/24/69
Varahagiri Venkata Giri
1894-1980
08/24/69
08/24/74
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1905-1977
08/24/74
02/11/77
Basappa Danappa Jatti
1912-2002
02/11/77
07/25/77
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
1913-1996
07/25/77
07/25/82
Giani Zail Singh
1916-1994
07/25/82
07/25/87
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (4 December 1910)
1910-2009
07/25/87
07/25/92
Shankar Dayal Sharma (Born on 19 August 1918)
1918-1999
07/25/92
07/25/97
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (Born on 27 October 1920)