List of presidents of India
The President of India is the head of state of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the prime minister. There have been 14 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic in 1950.
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The President of India is the head of state of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The position is largely a ceremonial one and executive powers are de facto exercised by the prime minister. The president is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
There have been 14 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic in 1950. The 12th president, Pratibha Patil, is the first woman to hold the office, elected in 2007. On 25 July 2017, Ram Nath Kovind took office as the 14th president of India.
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