<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> President ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Tenure </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Political affiliation ( at time of appointment ) </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Nehru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Nehru Nanda Shastri Nanda Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 ( died in office . ) </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> V.V. Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> V.V. Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 ( died in office . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> B.D. Jatti ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Desai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Janata Party </Td> <Td> Desai Singh Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Th> Giani Zail Singh ( 1916 -- 1994 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1987 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Th> R. Venkataraman ( 1910 -- 2009 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1987 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Singh Shekhar Rao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Th> Shankar Dayal Sharma ( 1918 -- 1999 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1992 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Rao Vajpayee Deve Gowda Gujral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th> K.R. Narayanan ( 1920 -- 2005 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2002 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gujral Vajpayee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Th> A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ( 1931 -- 2015 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2002 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2007 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Vajpayee Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Th> Pratibha Patil ( 1934 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2007 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Th> Pranab Mukherjee ( 1935 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2017 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Singh Modi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Th> Ram Nath Kovind ( 1945 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> Modi </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> President ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Tenure </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Political affiliation ( at time of appointment ) </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Nehru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Nehru Nanda Shastri Nanda Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 ( died in office . ) </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> V.V. Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> V.V. Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 ( died in office . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> B.D. Jatti ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Desai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Th> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Janata Party </Td> <Td> Desai Singh Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Th> Giani Zail Singh ( 1916 -- 1994 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1987 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Th> R. Venkataraman ( 1910 -- 2009 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1987 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gandhi Singh Shekhar Rao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Th> Shankar Dayal Sharma ( 1918 -- 1999 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1992 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Rao Vajpayee Deve Gowda Gujral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th> K.R. Narayanan ( 1920 -- 2005 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2002 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Gujral Vajpayee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Th> A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ( 1931 -- 2015 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2002 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2007 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> <Td> Vajpayee Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Th> Pratibha Patil ( 1934 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2007 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Th> Pranab Mukherjee ( 1935 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 25 July 2017 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> Singh Modi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Th> Ram Nath Kovind ( 1945 -- ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 July 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> Modi </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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