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Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate th President of India, the first tribal woman to be elected to the position and the youngest as well. She was declared elected on Thursday after four rounds of counting, although she had crossed the halfway mark after the third round of counting itself, posting an unassailable lead over her rival and the Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha, who conceded the election thereafter. After four rounds of polling, Ms. Murmu received 2,824 votes of 6,76,803 value while Mr. Sinha received 1,877 votes or 3,80,177 value. She received 64.03% of total valid votes polled, much more than what was openly declared in her support and pointing to the fact there had been a lot of cross-voting in Ms. Murmu's favour from the Opposition ranks. Also read | "In my capacity as Returning Officer duly declare that Smt. Droupadi Murmu has been duly elected as President of India," said P.C. Mody, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, who was the designated Returning Officer for the polls. ‘India scripts victory’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to greet Ms. Murmu at her residence in New Delhi after the third round of counting showed that she had crossed the half-way mark. “India scripts history. At a time when 1.3 billion Indians are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a daughter of India hailing from a tribal community born in a remote part of eastern India has been elected our President!” tweeted Mr. Modi, adding that...

Presidents of India - List of Indian Presidents President of India is referred to as the first citizen of India. The Indian President is elected by an electoral college composed of the elected members of the Parliament, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. There have been 15 personalities who served as Indian Presidents since the adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1950 and there have been tenures when the country was headed by an acting President. In this article, you will get to know about all the Presidents of India from 1950 to 2022. This is an important topic for UPSC, Bank and other Related Links: List of Presidents of India- List of Indian Presidents (1950-2022) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th November 1949 (It came into force on 26th January 1950) and Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first constitutional head of the state, the President of India. Ram Nath Kovind, the 14th President of India, completed his term in July 2022. Though he was eligible, he did not contest for re-election. As a result, Draupadi Murmu in July 2022, became the 15th Indian President, appointed by the electoral college. Name Tenure Description Rajendra Prasad 13 May 1952 – 13 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 13 May 1962 • He was elected twice as the president • He was also the president of the constituent assembly before being elected for this post. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967 • Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer. • He also held the po...

Ram Nath Kovind, (born October 1, 1945, Paraukh, Uttar Pradesh state, India), Indian lawyer and politician who served as Kovind grew up in humble circumstances in a small agrarian village where his father farmed and ran a small Kovind worked in the Delhi Free Legal Aid Society, and he also served (1971–75, 1981) as general secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Koli Samaj, an organization serving the interests of the In 1991 Kovind joined the BJP, and three years later he was elected to the In June 2017 the BJP announced Kovind as the party’s candidate to succeed

Leading members of the Foreign Correspondents Club, the only media outfit that caters to foreign media professionals in India have resigned in protest after the club’s current president Venkat Narayan was hosted last week by the junta in Myanmar. In a statement shared with The Hindu the members accused Mr Narayan of receiving hospitality from the junta saying that his action had brought “disrepute” to the organisation. “We deplore the notion that the president of a group that is meant to represent journalists and stand up for media freedom would consult for and accept remuneration in kind from a propaganda organ of a regime that has jailed 70 journalists and is ranked 173 out of 180 countries in the latest press freedom index compiled by Reporters Without Borders,” declared several foreign media professionals who have resigned. Venkat Narayan, President of the FCC visited Myanmar last week and met U Ko Ko Hlaing Union Minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw. “During the call, they exchanged views on the latest developments in Myanmar and efforts of the Myanmar Government to ensure peace and stability in the country as well as matters related to the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries in the areas of trade and investment, connectivity and media development,” reported The Global New Light of Myanmar, a publication backed by the military junta which is leading a crackdown against dissidents. Responding to The Hindu’s questions, Mr Nar...