List of Indian Presidents

List of Vice–Presidents of India

List of Prime Ministers
List of Prime Ministers of India
List of Prime Ministers of India

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List of Indian Presidents (1950-2022)
The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November
1949 (It came into force on 26th January 1950) and Dr
Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first constitutional head
of the state, the President of India.
Ram Nath Kovind, the 14th President of India, completed his term in
July 2022. Though he was eligible, he did not contest for re-election.
As a result, Draupadi Murmu in July 2022, became the 15th Indian
President, appointed by the electoral college.

Name Tenure Description

Rajendra Prasad 13 May 1952 • He was elected twice as the

– 13 May president
1957 • He was also the president of
13 May 1957 the constituent assembly
– 13 May before being elected for this
1962 post.

Sarvepalli 13 May 1962 • Radhakrishnan was a

Radhakrishnan – 13 May prominent philosopher and
1967 writer.
• He also held the position of
vice-chancellor of the Andhra
University and Banaras Hindu
University.

Zakir Hussain 13 May 1967 • He was the recipient of Padma

– 3 May 1969 Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna.
• He was the shortest-serving
president and passed away in
office.

Varahagiri 3 May 1969 – • He was elected Vice President

Venkata Giri 20 July 1969 of India in 1967.
24 August • He served as the president for
1969 – 24 a short term due to the
August 1974 sudden death of Zakir Hussain
in office.

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 Fakhruddin Ali 24 August • He was the president during
Ahmed 1974 – 11 Emergency.
February • He was the second president
1977 who died in office.

Neelam Sanjiva 25 July 1977 • He was the first Chief Minister

Reddy – 25 July of Andhra Pradesh.
1982 • He became the youngest
President who occupied
Rashtrapati Bhavan and
contested twice for the post of
president.

Zail Singh 25 July 1982 • He was the Chief Minister of

– 25 July Punjab and the Union Home
1987 Minister

Ramaswamy 25 July 1987 • He is a receiver of “Tamra

Venkataraman – 25 July Patra” for his contributions to
1992 India’s freedom struggle.

Shankar Dayal 25 July 1992 • He was Chief Minister of

Sharma – 25 July Madhya Pradesh and the
1997 Indian Minister for
Communications.

Kocheril Raman 25 July 1997 • He served as India’s

Narayanan – 25 July ambassador to Thailand,
2002 Turkey, China and the United
States of America.

Avul Pakir 25 July 2002 • He played a leading role in

Jainulabdeen – 25 July the development of India’s
Abdul Kalam 2007 ballistic missile and nuclear
weapons programs.
• He was also a Bharat Ratna
recipient.

Pratibha Patil 25 July 2007 • She was the first woman

– 25 July president of India.
2012

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 Pranab 25 July – 25 • He was awarded the best
Mukherjee July 2017 Parliamentary Award in 1997.
• He also received Padma
Vibhushan in 2008

Ram Nath Kovind 25 July 2017 • He served as the Governor of

– 25 July Bihar.
2022

Draupadi Murmu 25 July 2022 • She has served as the

– Incumbent governor of Jharkhand
previously.

Facts about the President of India

Given below are a few facts related to the President of India and the
past Presidents which have served the country. Questions based on
these facts are commonly asked in the major competitive exams
conducted in the country.

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the longest-serving Indian President.

He completed two tenures as the President of the country
• The shortest-serving President was the third Indian President,
Zakir Hussain. He passed away while he was in his office
• Apart from the full-time Presidents mentioned in the table
above, there were three interim Presidents. The three of them
were: Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Mohammad Hidayatullah and
Basappa Danappa Jatti
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was not just the youngest President of
the country but was also the first Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh
• Pratibha Patil was the first and the only women President of
India
• If the President of India intents to resign from his post, he/she
needs to do it in accordance with the procedure prescribed in
Article 61 of the Indian Constitution. The President needs to
give a hand-written letter to the Vice President, in case of
resignation

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 • The President is elected by the members of both the House of
Parliament and the elected members of the legislative
assembly of States and Union Territories

Vice – Presidents of India (1950-2022)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice-President of
India. He took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952.
The list of Vice-Presidents of India from 1950 to 2021 is listed
below:

Vice – President of India Term of office

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice- 13 May 1952 – 12 May

President of India) 1957
13 May 1957 – 12 May
1962

Zakir Hussain 13 May 1962 – 12 May

1967

V. V. Giri 13 May 1967 – 3 May

1969

Gopal Swarup Pathak 31 August 1969 – 30

August 1974

B. D. Jatti 31 August 1974 – 30

August 1979

Mohammad Hidayatullah 31 August 1979 – 30

August 1984

R. Venkataraman 31 August 1984 – 24

July 1987

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 Shankar Dayal Sharma 3 September 1987 – 24
July 1992

K. R. Narayanan 21 August 1992 – 24

July 1997

Krishan Kant 21 August 1997 – 27

July 2002

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 19 August 2002 – 21

July 2007

Mohammad Hamid Ansari 11 August 2007 – 11

August 2012
11 August 2012 – 11
August 2017

Venkaiah Naidu 11 August 2017 – 11

August 2022

Jagdeep Dhankhar 11th August 2022

Vice-President of India is the 2nd most important

authoritative body after the President. As per Article 65 of
the Indian Constitution, he is entitled to take important
decisions in certain cases of contingency due to resignation,
removal, death, impeachment or the inability of the president
to discharge his/her functions.
The Vice – President of India is the ex-officio chairman of the
Rajya Sabha.
The necessary qualifications required for this post are listed
below:

1. Citizen of India who has completed the age of 35 years.

2. He should not hold any office of profit under union
government, state government, public authority and local
authority.

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There have been 14 Vice-presidents of India since the inception of
the post in the Constitution.
List of Prime Ministers of India (1947-2022)
Prime Minister of India is the head of the government. He is
appointed by the Indian President after the political party
wins a general election and nominates a candidate for the
post. The leader of that political party is thereafter appointed
as the Prime Minister of India.
India’s first PM was appointed in 1947. In 2021, the Indian prime
minister is Narendra Modi.

Prime Ministers of India List

S.No Prime Minister Period

1 Pandit Jawaharlal 15th Aug 1947- 27th May 1964

Nehru

2 Gulzarilal Nanda 27th May 1964- 9th Jun 1964

(interim)

3 Lal Bahadur Shastri 9th June 1964 -11th January

1966

4 Gulzarilal Nanda 11th January 1966- 24th

January 1966

5 Indira Gandhi 24th January 1966- 24th March

1977

6 Morarji Desai 24th March 1977- 28th July

1979

7 Charan Singh 28th July 1979- 14th January

1980

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 8 Indira Gandhi 14th January 1980- 31st
October 1984

9 Rajiv Gandhi 31st October 1984- 2nd

December 1989

10 Vishwa Pratap Singh 2nd December 1989- 10th

November 1990

11 Chandra Shekhar 10th November 1990-21st June

1991

12 P. V Narasimha Rao 21st June 1991- 16th May 1996

13 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16th May 1996-1st June 1996

14 H. D Deve Gowda 1st June 1996- 21st April 1997

15 Inder Kumar Gujral 21st April 1997- 18th March

1998

16 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 18th March 1998- 22nd May

2004

17 Dr Manmohan Singh 22nd May 2004 -17th May 2014

18 Narendra Modi 26th May 2014 -23rd May 2019

19 Narendra Modi 30th May 2019 -Incumbent

Narendra Modi is the 15th Prime Minister of India (excluding

the re-elected PMs). He is the 4th Prime Minister of India
who would serve two consecutive terms as the Indian Prime
Minister and the first Non-Congress Party Prime Minister who
would complete two consecutive terms.

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 Article 75 of the Indian Constitution mentions that a Prime
Minister is one who is appointed by the President. There is no
specific procedure for his election or appointment. Article
74(1) states that there shall be a Council of Ministers with a
Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President.

Is Prime Minister of India elected or appointed?

President of India appoints a person as the Prime Minister who is
either the leader of the party which holds a majority of seats in the
Lok Sabha or is a person who is able to win the confidence of the
Lok Sabha by gaining the support of other political parties. All other
ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime
Minister.
Note: President can also appoint Prime Minister on his own
discretion but only when no party has a clear majority in the Lok
Sabha.

Power and Function of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of India serves the country by following various
functions. He performs his functions taking responsibilities as:

• The leader of Country: The Prime Minister of India is the

Head of the Government of India.
• Portfolio allocation: The Prime Minister has the authority to
assign portfolios to the Ministers.
• Chairman of the Cabinet: The Prime Minister is the chairman
of the cabinet and presides the meetings of the Cabinet. He
can impose his decision if there is a crucial opinion difference
among the members.
• Official Representative of the country: Prime minister
represents the country for high-level international meetings
• The link between the President and the Cabinet: The
Prime Minister acts as the link between President and cabinet.
He communicates all decisions of the Cabinet to the President
which is related to the administration of the affairs of the
Union and proposals for legislation.
• Head: The Prime Minister is the head of Nuclear Command
Authority, NITI Aayog, Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
• Chief Advisor: He acts as the chief advisor to the President

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Who is eligible to be a Prime Minister?
To become an Indian prime minister one has to be

• A citizen of India.
• A member of either Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha
• He should have completed his 30 years if he is a member of
the Rajya Sabha or can be 25 years of age if he is a member
of the Lok Sabha

Position of the Prime Minister

Right from the days of the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru, the Prime Minister is treated at a much higher pedestal. His
preeminence rests on his commanding position in the Cabinet,
coupled with fact that he is the leader of the majority party.
All these positions of power when combined in one person make him
rank much above an ordinary Minister.
The death or resignation of the Prime Minister automatically brings
about the dissolution of the Council of Ministers.
It generates a vacuum. The demise, resignation or dismissal of a
Minister creates only a vacancy which the Prime Minister may or
may not like to fill.
The Government cannot function without a Prime Minister but the
absence of a Minister can be easily compensated.

Relationship between the Prime Minister and the President of

India
There are a few articles in the Indian Constitution that deal with the
relationship both Prime Minister and the President share with each
other. The articles are:

• Article 74
• Article 75
• Article 78

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 Articles Relationship between Prime Minister and the
President

74 Mentions how the Prime Minister and President are both

connected with the council of ministers. The Council
with PM as head advise President on various issues.

75 Mentions three things:

• President appoints PM and other ministers are

appointed by the President on the advice of the
PM.
• Ministers hold their office during the pleasure of
the President.
• Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
the Lok Sabha.

78 PM communicates all decisions made by the council of

members to the President. President can also refer
issues for the consideration of the council of members.

Facts about Indian Prime Ministers

Longest-Serving Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

(1947 – 1964)

Second Longest-Serving Indian Prime Indira Gandhi

Minister

Acting Prime Minister Twice Gulzari Lal Nanda

The first woman Prime Minister to receive Indira Gandhi

the Bharat Ratna

First Non-Congress Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai

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 Indian Prime Minister received Pakistan’s Morarji Desai
highest civilian award

Youngest Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi

First Prime Minister from South India P.V. Narasimha Rao

First Prime Minister of India who was a Indira Gandhi

member of the Rajya Sabha

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