<P> There have been 14 presidents of India since the introduction of the post in 1950 ( the current tenure is 5 years of an Indian President 's term ) . The post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution . Apart from these thirteen , three acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time . Varahagiri Venkata Giri became Indian Acting President in 1969 following the death of Zakir Husain , who died in office . Giri was elected President a few months later . He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president . Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate . The President may remain in office for a tenure of five years , as stated by article 56 , part V , of the constitution of India . In the case where a president 's term of office is terminated early or during the absence of the president , the vice president assumes office . By article 70 of part V , the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible , or in any other unexpected contingency . Rajendra Prasad , the first President of India , is the only person to have held office for two terms . </P>
<P> There have been 14 presidents of India since the introduction of the post in 1950 ( the current tenure is 5 years of an Indian President 's term ) . The post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution . Apart from these thirteen , three acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time . Varahagiri Venkata Giri became Indian Acting President in 1969 following the death of Zakir Husain , who died in office . Giri was elected President a few months later . He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president . Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate . The President may remain in office for a tenure of five years , as stated by article 56 , part V , of the constitution of India . In the case where a president 's term of office is terminated early or during the absence of the president , the vice president assumes office . By article 70 of part V , the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible , or in any other unexpected contingency . Rajendra Prasad , the first President of India , is the only person to have held office for two terms . </P>
who is the only president of india to have served two terms
who is the only president of india to have served two terms
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad