The first President of India is the head of government and head of state of India. The President is also the commander-in-chief of the Indian National Security Guard (NSG). Article 54 of the Constitution provides that in case there is a vacancy in the office of the President, then it will be filled by a person elected by an election consisting of members from both houses of Parliament with a joint vote; provided, if a joint session is not convened on such proposal within sixty days, then by a house with majority membership from that house (Article 56).
Since 1950, fifteen people have held this office, who have been elected through direct elections six times and through indirect elections nine times. The first citizen of India was B. G. Kroeber and first lady was Kamla Bai. Since independence, fifteen people have held this office.
The list contains information like Basic facts such as Full Name, Date Of Birth, Place Of Birth etc., Education Background etc., Profession & Jobs etc., Political Party & Affiliations etc., Facts about their Presidency like start date , Duration , Some Major events took place during their presidency
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Ram Nath Kovind
The first President of India is Ram Nath Kovind. He was born on October 1, 1945 in Kanpur to Shrimati Tulsi Devi and Shri Nathulal Kothari. He was the third child in the family and had six siblings. He got his education from various schools around Kanpur and graduated from Bachelor of Arts (BA) from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai University in 1969 and Master of Arts (MA) in Political Science from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda four years later. His political career started as a student leader at college level. In 1971, he joined Bharatiya Jan Sangh, a right-wing Hindu nationalist political party which wanted to establish a Hindu state that would be free of Muslims and Christians. He became the General Secretary of All India Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha after joining it in 1972 and held the position until 1977 when he left the party to become an independent candidate for Parliament elections.
He started his political career by contesting parliamentary elections from two different constituencies – Kanpur South constituency in 1977 and Darbhanga constituency in 1980 where he won both on first attempts. For 12 years he remained a member of Rajya Sabha during which time he also served as its vice-president in 1986–88 and 1988–89 terms but resigned due to differences with Jana Sangh Party led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee regarding seat distribution among states. Later on, he joined BJP
Shivraj Patil
Shivraj Patil is the current President of India. He was elected on 7 June 2014 and took office on 25 July 2014. Shivraj Patil previously served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, which he represented in the 11th Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009.
Patil also served as a Cabinet minister in the Union Government under Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh.
He has been a member of the legislative assembly for three terms from his constituency Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 1980 to 1995, 2001-2006 and later again from 2009 -2014.
He is currently a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Shivraj Patil lost two elections before finally getting elected for a third term as MP in 2009. He is also an alumnus of St. Mary’s High School, Dadar, Mumbai which he secured 77% marks in his SSC examination while studying there.
Today, he is 76 years old and has been married to Mohan Patil since 1968 with whom he has three children – Ashwin, Deepak and Dhruv who are all doctors who have undertaken medical missions across India to help people who do not have access to healthcare services or medicines.
Maroosh Billimoria
Maroosh Billimoria was born on the 31st of January 1940. He was a doctor. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1962 with major in chemistry. Maroosh Billimoria then moved to India where he completed his internship as well as his post graduation from the Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai and joined Apollo Hospital, Mumbai for further training in internal medicine in 1970.
In 1970, Billimoria met Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and during her tenure she appointed Maroosh Billimoria as the Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In 1972, Maroosh Billimoria became Secretary at Apollo Hospital where he served until 1985 when he left to join Dr Harish Chandra Prasad Poddar Institute of Medical Sciences as its medical director until 1996.
Billimoria went through a lot of upheaval during his Presidency and faced many challenges such as Congress Party split, Emergency rule by Indira Gandhi without consulting Parliament etc., but he continued serving people all through it all despite facing such challenges.
Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma
Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma, a veteran politician and one of the most popular current day leaders in India.He is one of the few people to be elected as President twice on his own will.
Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma was born in 1951 in a small village called Kendrapara, Odisha (Orissa).
He said he always wanted to be a pilot but his father interjected him and made him join politics instead.
After completing his graduation and then post-graduation from Utkal University, Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma started working for Indian National Congress Party as an organizer in 1976.
In 1980, he served as an executive committee member of the party’s Youth Wing and later became the president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) in 1983. In 1985, Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma was appointed general secretary of the All India Youth Congress and two years later he was elected as a national general secretary of AYIC.
In 1991, Sarvendra Vikram Singh Brahma was elected as Member of Parliament from Bhubaneswar constituency and also served as president of All India Youth Congress during this time period. He also served as chairman of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) during this time period when he developed an interest in architecture which led him to establish the first architectural school in Orissa.
In 1996,
Sumitra Singh Sharma
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Sumitra Singh Sharma was born on 8 February 1950 in the state of Karnataka.
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She has done her graduation from St. Joseph’s College for Women, Bangalore and Master’s degree from Karnatak University Dharwad.
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She is a Social Activist and also served as President of Karnataka Mahila Mandal (Karnataka Women’s Association) and former President of the Indian National Congress party in Karnataka (MLA). She also helped to bring out and implement the “Manu Smriti” law, which prohibits sexual exploitation of women.
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She married Dr Manikumar Sharma after completing her education, who served as Chief Minister of Karnataka twice and later became Governor of Bihar and Sikkim.
Vijaya Laxmi Seetharamanend-prose >
The first President of India is the head of government and head of state of India. The President is also the commander-in-chief of the Indian National Security Guard (NSG). Article 54 of the Constitution provides that in case there is a vacancy in the office of the President, then it will be filled by a person elected by an election consisting of members from both houses of Parliament with a joint vote; provided, if a joint session is not convened on such proposal within sixty days, then by a house with majority membership from that house (Article 56). Since 1950, fifteen people have held this office, who have been elected through direct elections six times and through indirect elections nine times. The first citizen of India was B. G. Kroeber and first lady was Kamla Bai. Since independence, fifteen people have held this office.
The list contains information like Basic facts such as Full Name, Date Of Birth, Place Of Birth etc., Education Background etc., Profession & Jobs etc., Political Party & Affiliations etc., Facts about their Presidency like start date , Duration , Some Major events took place during their presidency
Others who have served as President of IndiaEND-PROSECUTION >
1. B. G. Kroeber
2. Kamla Bai
3. Rajendra Prasad
4-Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
5-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
6-Zail Singh
7-Vajpayee, Atal Bihari
8-Krishna Sinha