<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1962 </Td> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India , and also the longest - serving President , for 12 years . He was also a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement . Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Zakir Husain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer and also held the position of vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University . He was also made a Knight of the Golden Army of Angels by Pope Paul VI . He received Bharat Ratna award in 1954 before becoming the President . He was the first President from South India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Husain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna . He died in office , the first to do so . He was also the shortest - serving President . He was also the first Muslim President . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri * ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> He was elected Vice President of India in 1967 . Following the death of President Zakir Husain , Giri was appointed as Acting President . He resigned in a few months to take part in the presidential elections . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah * ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India , and was also a recipient of the Order of the British Empire . He served as Acting President until the election of Giri as the President of India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Giri was the first person to have served as both an acting president and president of India . He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna , and has functioned as Indian Minister of Labour and High Commissioner to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak ( 1974 ) <P> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1974 -- 1977 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president . He died in 1977 before historical term of office ended , and was the second Indian president to die in office . He was also president during Emergency . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti * ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Jatti was the vice president of India during Ahmed 's term of office , and was sworn in as Acting President upon Ahmed 's death . He earlier functioned as the Chief Minister for the State of Mysore . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1977 -- 1979 ) <P> Muhammad Hidayatullah ( 1979 -- 1982 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State . Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh . He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name ( Birth -- Death ) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Vice President </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1952 1957 </Td> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1962 </Td> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India , and also the longest - serving President , for 12 years . He was also a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement . Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ( 1888 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Zakir Husain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer and also held the position of vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University . He was also made a Knight of the Golden Army of Angels by Pope Paul VI . He received Bharat Ratna award in 1954 before becoming the President . He was the first President from South India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Zakir Husain ( 1897 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Husain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna . He died in office , the first to do so . He was also the shortest - serving President . He was also the first Muslim President . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri * ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> He was elected Vice President of India in 1967 . Following the death of President Zakir Husain , Giri was appointed as Acting President . He resigned in a few months to take part in the presidential elections . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah * ( 1905 -- 1992 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 20 July 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India , and was also a recipient of the Order of the British Empire . He served as Acting President until the election of Giri as the President of India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri ( 1894 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Giri was the first person to have served as both an acting president and president of India . He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna , and has functioned as Indian Minister of Labour and High Commissioner to Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak ( 1974 ) <P> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1974 -- 1977 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president . He died in 1977 before historical term of office ended , and was the second Indian president to die in office . He was also president during Emergency . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti * ( 1912 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 11 February 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Jatti was the vice president of India during Ahmed 's term of office , and was sworn in as Acting President upon Ahmed 's death . He earlier functioned as the Chief Minister for the State of Mysore . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ( 1913 -- 1996 ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 25 July 1982 </Td> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1977 -- 1979 ) <P> Muhammad Hidayatullah ( 1979 -- 1982 ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State . Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh . He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha
who served the longest term as president in india
who served the longest term as president in india
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad