Smt.Droupadi Murmu Became New President of India
Smt.Droupadi Murmu has become the new president of India after the announcement of the result of the presidential elections on 21st July 2022. Smt.Droupadi Murmu is the 2nd women President of India and the first tribal woman President of India. Smt.Droupadi Murmu is the 15th President of India, after Shri Ram Nath Kovind. The candidate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the 64-year-old former teacher comes from Odisha (Orissa) state and has had a stint as a state governor.
President of India List from 1950 to 2022
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India while Smt.Droupadi Murmu is the present president of India. The chronological sequence of the presidents of India is given in the table below. Check all the presidents of India.
| Name | Starting date | Closing date | Profiles |
| 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | January 26th, 1950 | May 13th, 1962 | He was the first President of republic India. |
| 2. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | May 13th, 1962 | May 13th, 1967 | He was the 2nd President of India. |
| 3. Dr Zakir Hussain | May 13th, 1967 | May 3rd, 1969 | He was the 3rd President of India. |
| 4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri | May 3rd, 1969 | July 20th, 1969 | He was acting President because of Hussain’s death. |
| 5. Mohammad Hidayatullah | July 20th, 1969 | August 24th, 1969 | He was acting President till Giri’s presidency. |
| 6. Varahagiri Venkata Giri | August 24th, 1969 | August 24th, 1974 | He was the 4th President of India. |
| 7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 24th, 1974 | February 11th, 1977 | He was the 5th President of India. |
| 8. Basappa Danappa Jatti | February 11th, 1977 | July 25th, 1977 | He was a chief minister of the Mysore but got elected as President, After the death of Ahmed. |
| 9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 25th, 1977 | July 25th, 1982 | Reddy was the 6th President of India unopposed. |
| 10. Giani Zail Singh | July 25th, 1982 | July 25th, 1987 | He was the 7th President of India and was also a member of the Congress party. |
| 11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman | July 25th, 1987 | July 25th, 1992 | He was the 8th President of India. He was also a lawyer and a professional politician. |
| 12. Shankar Dayal Sharma | July 25th, 1992 | July 25th, 1997 | He was the 9th President of India, and he was also a member of the National Congress party of India. |
| 13. Kocheril Raman Narayanan | July 25th, 1997 | July 25th, 2002 | He was the 10th President of India and the best diplomat in India. |
| 14. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | July 25th, 2002 | July 25th, 2007 | He was the 11th President of India, and he was a great scientist. He worked in ISRO and DRDO organizations. |
| 15. Pratibha Patil | July 25th, 2007 | July 25th, 2012 | She was the 12th President of India, and she was the first woman to Be President. |
| 16. Pranab Mukherjee | July 25th, 2012 | July 25th, 2017 | He was the 13th President of India, and he was also a senior leader of the National Congress party. |
| 17. Shri Ram Nath Kovind | July 25th, 2017 | July 21st, 2022 | He is the 14th President of India, and he is also ex-governor Of Bihar. |
| 18. Smt.Droupadi Murmu | July 21st, 2022 | Working | She is the 15th President of India and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party |
Presidents of India: Eligibility
The Indian Constitution’s Article 58 states a few conditions for a candidate to be eligible for the election of the president. Some of the following have been given below:
- The President should be a citizen of India.
- The President must be above the age of 35 years.
- The President should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.
- The President of India should not contain any office of profit under the State Government, Union, and other local authorities.
