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I N D I A N P R E S I D E N T
The President is elected by members of an Electoral College consisting of elected
members of both Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the
states, with suitable weightage given to each vote. His term of office
is five years.
Among other powers, the President can proclaim an emergency
in the country if he is satisfied that the security of the country or of
any part of its territory is threatened whether by war or external agression
or armed rebellion. When there is a failure of the constitutional
machinery in a state, he can assume to himself all or any of the functions
of the government of that state
The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral
college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance
with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable
vote. He holds office for five years. The Vice-President is Ex-officio
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Presidents of India
| NAME | FROM | TO |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Jan 26, 1950 | May 13, 1962 |
| Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | May 13, 1962 | May 13, 1967 |
| Dr. Zakir Hussain | May 13, 1967 | Aug 24, 1969 |
| Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Aug 24, 1969 | Aug 24, 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Aug 24, 1974 | Feb 11, 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Jul 25, 1977 | Jul 25, 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh | Jul 25, 1982 | Jul 25, 1987 |
| R. Venkataraman | Jul 25, 1987 | Jul 25, 1992 |
| Dr.S.D. Sharma | Jul 25, 1992 | Jul 25, 1997 |
| K R Narayanan | Jul 25, 1997 | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam | Jul 25, 2002 | July 24, 2007 |
| Pratibha Patil | Jul 25, 2007 | Present |
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