A look at the Presidents of India

From Rajendra Prasad to Droupadi Murmu, all the Presidents India has seen since 1950

Droupadi Murmu, the 15th President of India is the first tribal President and the first President to be born after independence. She is also the youngest to occupy the top post.

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The incumbent President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, was the governor of Bihar before being elevated to the country's top post. Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India and was a senior leader in the Indian National Congress.

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Pratibha Patil, the first female President of India had previously served as the Governor of Rajasthan. APJ Abdul Kalam, also known as the 'Missile Man of India', was a scientist with DRDO and ISRO and served as the 11th President of India.

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President KR Narayanan was a diplomat, academician and politician who served as Vice-President earlier. Shankar Dayal Sharma served as 9th President and before his presidency was the 8th Vice-President of India.

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Ramaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian independence activist and participated in the Quit India Movement. Ex-Punjab CM, President Giani Zail Singh, was the first Sikh to hold office and also served the Non-Aligned Movement from 1983 to 1986.

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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was India's youngest ever President and was the first CM of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union minister. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was a lawyer and also the second President of India to die in office.

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Verahagiri Venkata Giri was the only President to be elected as an independent candidate and earlier served as the Vice-President. Zakir Hussain was an economist and politician who served as the 3rd President of India.

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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a philosopher and a politician who served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the first Vice-President of India under Rajendra Prasad, who is India’s first President.

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