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Top left: Rajendra Prasad was the first and longest-serving President of India. Top right: Zakir Husain was the first from a minority religion to become President of India. Bottom left: Pratibha Patil was the first female President of India. Bottom right: Droupadi Murmu is the youngest President and the first President from a tribal community.
The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India, [1] [2] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth.
The president of India (ISO: Bhārata kē Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, [a] the first citizen of the country, as well as the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office on 25 July 2022.
President A P J Abdul Kalam by R K Pruthi; Anmol Publications, 2002. [173] A P J Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India by K Bhushan, G Katyal; A P H Pub Corp, 2002. [174] The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President by P M Nair; HarperCollins, 2008. [175] My Days With Mahatma Abdul Kalam by Fr A K George; Novel Corporation, 2009. [176]
India wins cricket world cup after 28 years under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. 13 May : After 34 years of Left Front Government, Trinamool Congress and Congress alliance come to power in West Bengal. 2012: 25 July : Pranab Mukherjee, the former Finance Minister is elected as the 13th president of India. 2013: 12 February
On 26 July 2022, Droupadi Murmu took the oath as the 15th President of India which was administered by the 48th Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana in the presence of former presidents, the vice-president, prime minister, and other delegates. [33] She is the first person from India's designated tribal communities to be elected president.
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan BR (pronunciation ⓘ; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975; natively Radhakrishna) was an Indian politician, philosopher and statesman who served as the President of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the vice president of India from 1952 to 1962.