 Reddy thus became the first person to be elected President of India without a contest and remains the only President to have been elected unopposed.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was elected on 21 July 1977 and was sworn in as the sixth President of India on 25 July 1977.Reddy worked with three governments, with Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi.