List of presidents of India

[2] Presidents may remain in office for a tenure of five years, as stated by article 56, part V, of the Constitution of India.

By article 70 of part V, the parliament may decide how to discharge the functions of the president where this is not possible, or in any other unexpected contingency.

Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms.

Two presidents, Zakir Husain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, have died in office.

When Giri resigned to take part in the presidential elections, he was succeeded by Mohammad Hidayatullah as acting president.