Article 52 of the Indian Constitution states that there should be a President of India. The President is the head of the Republic of India and is the first citizen of India. Article 53 of the Indian Constitution states that all the executive powers of the Union shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
List of all Presidents of India from 1947 to 2021
| Sl No | Name | Period |
| 1 | Mr. Rajendra Prasad | 1952-1962 |
| 2 | Mr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 1962-1967 |
| 3 | Mr. Zakir Hussain | 1967-1969 |
| 4 | Mr. Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting) | 1969 |
| 5 | Mr. Mohammad Hidayatulllah (Acting) | 1969 |
| 6 | Mr. Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 1969-1974 |
| 7 | Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 1974-1977 |
| 8 | Mr. Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting) | 1977 |
| 9 | Mr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | 1977-1982 |
| 10 | Mr. Zail Singh | 1982-1987 |
| 11 | Mr. Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 1987-1992 |
| 12 | Mr. Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1992-1997 |
| 13 | Mr. Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 1997-2002 |
| 14 | Mr. Avul Pakir Jalnulabdeen Abdul Kalam | 2002-2007 |
| 15 | Mrs. Pratibha Patil | 2007-2012 |
| 16 | Mr. Pranab Mukherjee | 2012-2017 |
| 17 | Mr. Ram Nath Kovind | 2017- |