As India elects its next President, here is the full list of previous Raisina Hill occupants

Nationwide Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha are the 2 contesting candidates for election to the Workplace of the President. Murmu is a former Governor of Jharkhand and a former Odisha minister. If elected, she would be the first tribal President of India and the nation’s second feminine President. The Opposition’s Sinha, a former Union Minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities who later joined Trinamool Congress is backed by Congress, Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP), Aam Aadmi Celebration, Samajwadi Celebration and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

A complete of 4,809 electors will vote within the Presidential elections immediately. The polling will happen between 10 am and 5 pm within the Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.

Ram Nath Kovind will stay President until 24 July who was elected the 14th President in 2017.

Because the nation will get a brand new President on 25 July , here’s a checklist of earlier Raisina Hill occupants –

Rajendra Prasad (1950 – 1962): Rajendra Prasad was the primary President of Impartial India and stayed in workplace for the longest time period of round 12 years. Put up the completion of his tenure, he give up the Congress and arrange new tips for parliamentarians that are nonetheless adopted. Prasad performed a serious function in forming the Bihari College students Convention in 1906 and served because the president of the Constituent Meeting that drafted the Structure of India.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962 – 1967): September 5, the birthday of Radhakrishnan, one of the crucial realized students and statesmen of the nation, is well known as ‘Trainer’s Day’ in India. He was one of many first to obtain the Bharat Ratna, in 1954, and was additionally the primary to steer the road of 5 Presidents to obtain the Bharat Ratna until now. Shortly earlier than his demise in 1975, he was honoured with the Templeton Prize for his work.

Dr. Zakir Hussain (1967 – 1969): Dr. Hussain was the nation’s first Muslim president, who occupied the workplace for the shortest interval. His premature demise two years after being elected made VV Giri the primary appearing president of India.

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1969-1974): Giri resigned two months after being appointed because the appearing President of India, following the demise of Dr. Zakir Hussaian as he needed to grow to be an elected President. He was later elected because the fourth President of India in 1969.

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974 – 1977): Ahmed served because the President of India in the course of the time of Emergency. He was the second Muslim to be elected because the President of India and likewise the second to die in state.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977 – 1982): Reddy was the sixth President of India and the primary to be elected unopposed and the youngest to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Giani Zail Singh (1982 – 1987): The one Sikh President of India until now, Singh additionally served because the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987 – 1992): As a President of India, Venkataraman had the excellence of working with 4 Prime Ministers. Earlier than being elected because the President, Venkataraman served a stint because the Governor of the Worldwide Financial Fund, the Worldwide Financial institution for Reconstruction and Growth, and the Asian Growth Financial institution.

Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992 – 1997): Shankar Dayal Sharma earlier served because the eighth Vice-President of India and the Chief Minister of Bhopal state.

Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997 – 2002): Popularly often known as KR Narayanan, he was the primary Dalit-origin President of India. Narayanan, who previously served as a diplomat, served as India’s ambassador to China and the USA.

APJ Abdul Kalam (2002 – 2007): Recognized for his function within the improvement of India’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes, APJ Abdul Kalam was the primary scientist to grow to be a President in 2002.

Pratibha Patil (2007 – 2012): Pratibha Patil was the primary lady to grow to be the President of India.

Pranab Mukherjee (2012 – 2017): Pranab Mukherjee, who served because the thirteenth President of India, Earlier than getting into into politics, Mukherjee labored as a lecturer and journalist. Mukherjee is the one President who served all the main portfolios because the Centre – Overseas, Defence, Commerce and Finance – at completely different instances in his political profession.

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