Draupadi Murmu will take office as the nation’s 15th President today. Prior to Murmu, 14 individuals had been in charge of the highest constitutional position in the nation. Ram Nath Kovind is the nation’s 12th President, and he has just finished a five-year term. Rajendra Prasad, the nation’s first president, is Your Excellency the only person to have served in this capacity for two terms in a row.
Please share with us 15 fascinating facts about each President since 1950.
1. Rajendra Prasad: Rajendra Prasad, the nation’s first president, is the only leader to have served two terms in a row. He also holds the record for the longest tenure in office. He assumed office on January 26, 1950, and served as president from May 13, 1962, for a total of 12 years and 107 days.
2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presided over the nation as its second president. The first President, Radhakrishnan, also served as Vice President. The position was held by Radhakrishnan from 1962 to 1967.
3. Zakir Hussain: Zakir Hussain was elected as the third President of the nation. The first president to be unable to finish their term was Zakir. The record for the shortest tenure in office belongs to Zakir. He is the first President to pass away while in office, except for this. Additionally, Zakir has the distinction of serving as the nation’s first Muslim president.
4. VV Giri: The nation’s first President, who also served in an acting capacity, The first president to prevail without being the chosen representative of the ruling party was Giri. Giri currently maintains the record for the narrowest victory margin.
5. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed: An emergency was proclaimed in the nation while Fakruddin Ali Ahmed was in office. The second president to pass away while in office was Ahmed.
6. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy holds the title of becoming the first youngest President. At 64 years and two months old, he assumed leadership. However, as soon as Draupadi Murmu takes the oath, this record will be made in her name. At the age of 64 years, one month, and five days, Murmu will take the oath. In addition to this, the first President was also chosen without a challenger.
7. Giani Zail Singh, the seventh president of the nation, holds the distinction of being the first Sikh leader of the nation. The country saw ongoing tension between the Prime Minister and the President under the presidency of Zail Singh.
8. Ramaswamy Venkataraman, who served as the first president to have four prime ministers, came in at number eight. Rajiv Gandhi was the first prime minister, followed by VP Singh, Chandrashekhar, and PV Narasimha Rao. Three Prime Ministers were also chosen from among these. The record for the oldest President belongs to Venkataraman. At 76 years, 7 months, and 21 days old, he took the oath of office.
9. Shankar Dayal Sharma: Following Venkataraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma was the second president to collaborate with four prime ministers. In the final year of his administration, he appointed three of these. During his administration, the Ayodhya Babri Masjid demolition case also occurred.
10. KR Narayanan: KR Narayanan holds the distinction of becoming the nation’s first Dalit president. a president who is among the oldest ever. Three presidents have taken the oath of office thus far who are older than 76.
11. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Kalam was the first President who had been a great scientist of the country. The first Muslim President who completed a five-year term.
12. Pratibha Devi Patil: Pratibha Devi Singh Patil holds the distinction of becoming the nation’s first female president.
13. Pranab Mukherjee, the first president of Bengali descent. On July 25, 2012, Pranab Mukherjee was inaugurated as president of the nation. In Bengal Presidency, Pranab Mukherjee was born on December 11th, 1935. He was the nation’s second-oldest president. Mukherjee began serving as president at the age of 76 years, 7 months, and 14 days. When R Venkataraman, the oldest president, assumed office, he was 76 years, 7 months, and 21 days old.
14. Ramnath Kovind: The first President and a Bhartiya Janata Party and RSS member. Ram Nath Kovind became the nation’s second Dalit president on July 25, 2017. Uttar Pradesh was the birthplace of the first President.
15. Draupadi Murmu: The first president of a tribal society in the nation. President two times. Odisha’s first president was from there.
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