This list is numbered based on Presidents elected after winning an Indian Presidential election. The terms of Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Muhammad Hidayatullah, and Basappa Danappa Jatti, who have functioned as acting presidents, are therefore not numbered. The President of India does not represent any political party. The colours used in the table indicate the following:
- The symbol (*) with a light brown background indicates an Acting President of India.
| NAME | TENURE | PHOTO |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 26.01.1950 to 13.05.1962 |  |
| Dr. S. Radhakrishan | 13.05.1962 to 13.05.1967 |  |
| Dr. Zakhir Hussain | 13.05.1967 to 03.05.1969 |  |
| V.V. Giri* | 03.05.1969 to 20.07.1969 |  |
| Justice M. Hidayatullah* | 20.07.1969 to 24.08.1969 |  |
| V.V. Giri | 24.08.1969 to 24.08.1974 | |
| F. Ali Ahmed | 24.08.1974 to 11.02.1977 |  |
| B.D. Jatti* | 11.02.1977 to 25.07.1977 |  |
| N. Sanjiva Reddy | 25.07.1977 to 25.07.1982 |  |
| Gaini Jail Singh | 25.07.1982 to 25.07.1987 |  |
| R. Venkataraman | 25.07.1987 to 25.07.1992 |  |
| Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma | 25.07.1992 to 25.07.1997 |  |
| K.R. Narayanan | 25.07.1997 to 25.07.2002 |  |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | 25.07.2002 to 24.07.2007 |  |
| Mrs. Pratibha Patil | 25.07.2007 to 24.07.2012 |  |
| Mr. Pranab Mukherjee | 25.07.2012 to Till date |  |