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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.
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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.
He was sworn in as the 11th president of India on 25 July 2002. [49] [50] He was the first scientist and the first bachelor to occupy the top chair at Rashtrapati Bhawan. [51] Kalam with prime minister designate Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on 19 May 2004. During his term as president, he was affectionately known as the "People's President".
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.
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 Patil addressing the Indians on the eve of Independence Day, 2007 President Patil and her husband with the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle, 2009. Patil's term as the President of India saw various controversies and is widely considered as lackluster. [26] She commuted death sentences of 35 petitioners to life, a record ...
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.