The current President Draupadi Murmu also took oath of office and secrecy on 25 July.
New Delhi: July 25 is very special in the history of India. On this special date, 10 presidents of the country have been sworn in. Please tell that the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in on 26 January 1950. However, he took the first oath on 13 May 1952 after being selected through elections. After this, on 13 May 3 and the presidents also took oath of office and secrecy. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on 13 May 1962, Zakir Hussain on 13 May 1967 and V.V. Giri was sworn in as the President on 13 May 1969.
2 presidents died during tenure
VV Giri and Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah took oath of office and secrecy on 3 May 1969 and 20 July 1969 respectively as acting presidents. This was followed by 2 presidents on August 24, including VV Giri, who took oath in 1969 and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, who took oath in 1974. Please tell that Zakir Hussain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed are two Presidents who died during their tenure. After the death of Zakir Hussain, while VV Giri and Hidayatullah became acting President, BD Jatti performed this responsibility after the death of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Neelam Sanjeev Reddy was the first President of the country to take oath on 25 July.
This series started with Neelam Sanjeev Reddy
But on all these dates, the date of 25 July is the most special, as a total of 10 have taken oath of presidential and secrecy on this day. The procession of taking oath on July 25 began in 1977 when Neelam Sanjeev Reddy was sworn in as the sixth President of India. Since then, all the Presidents have been sworn in on 25 July. Giani Zail Singh in 1982, Ramaswamy Venkataraman in 1987, Shankar Dayal Sharma in 1992, KR in 1997. Narayanan, Dr. A.P.J. in 2002 Abdul Kalam, Pratibha Patil in 2007, Pranab Mukherjee in 2012, Ramnath Kovind in 2017 and Draupadi Murmu in 2022 also took oath on 25 July.
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