Political History

75 Years of Leadership

Every Prime Minister, President, and Chief Minister since 1947 — mapped across states and time.

15
Presidents
15
Prime Ministers
79+
Years of Democracy
18
General Elections
36
States & UTs
1952–2026
Years of Data

Presidents of India

15 Presidents from Rajendra Prasad (1950) to Droupadi Murmu (2022–). Click a name to view their full profile.

1950 – 1962
12 yrs

First President of India; served two full terms. Presided over adoption of the Constitution in 1950.

1962 – 1967
5 yrs

Philosopher-statesman; former VP and great scholar of Eastern philosophy. His birthday is Teachers' Day.

#3Independent
Zakir Husain
1967 – 1969
2 yrs

First Muslim President of India; died in office in 1969. Educationist and co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia.

#4Independent
V.V. Giri
1969 – 1974
5 yrs

Labour leader who ran as independent after Congress candidate was opposed by Indira Gandhi faction.

1974 – 1977
3 yrs

Second Muslim President; signed Emergency proclamation in 1975. Died in office in 1977.

#6Janata Party
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
1977 – 1982
5 yrs

Elected unopposed after the Janata wave; only President elected without a contest from Andhra Pradesh.

1982 – 1987
5 yrs

First Sikh President; had a stormy relationship with PM Rajiv Gandhi over constitutional conventions.

1987 – 1992
5 yrs

Former Finance & Defence Minister; presided over three PMs — Rajiv Gandhi, V.P. Singh, Chandra Shekhar.

1992 – 1997
5 yrs

Former Chief Minister of Bhopal and Union Minister; presided during era of coalition politics.

1997 – 2002
5 yrs

First Dalit President of India; former diplomat and VP. Proactively used presidential discretion.

#11Independent
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2002 – 2007
5 yrs

'Missile Man of India'; DRDO/ISRO scientist behind Agni/Prithvi missiles and Pokhran-II. Most popular modern President.

2007 – 2012
5 yrs

First woman President of India; former Governor of Rajasthan and Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra.

2012 – 2017
5 yrs

Veteran politician who held nearly every senior cabinet portfolio. Later accepted RSS invitation, sparking debate.

2017 – 2022
5 yrs

Second Dalit President; former Governor of Bihar and Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh.

#15BJPCurrent
Droupadi Murmu
2022 – Present
4 yrs

First tribal woman President of India; former Governor of Jharkhand, from the Santali community of Odisha.

Data covers General Elections from 1952 to 2024. State snapshots taken at election year intervals. Some interim/acting roles may not be shown. Sources: ECI, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Press Information Bureau.