Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad
Official portrait, 1950
President of India
In office 24 January 1950 – 13 May 1962
Preceded by	Chakravarti Rajagopalachari as Governor-General of India
Succeeded by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Union Minister of Agriculture
In office 15 August 1947 – 14 January 1948
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jairamdas Daulatram
President of Constituent Assembly of India
In office 11 December 1946 – 24 January 1950
Preceded by	Sachchidananda Sinha
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1884-12-03)3 December 1884 Ziradei, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bihar, India)
Died	28 February 1963(1963-02-28) (aged 78) Patna, Bihar, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Rajvanshi Devi ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1962)​
Children	Mrityunjay Prasad
Education	University of Calcutta
Occupation	Politician lawyer journalist scholar

Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. He was the president from 1950 to 1962. He was an Indian political leader and lawyer. Prasad joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement. He became a major leader from Bihar. He is a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi. Prasad was put in jail by Britishers during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931. He was also put in jail during the Quit India movement of 1942.

First President of India

Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government, after the 1946 elections. After independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India. This assembly prepared the Constitution of India. When India became a Republic in 1950, Prasad was elected as the first President by the Constituent Assembly.In 1957, Prasad was re-elected as the President. By this he became the only president of India to serve two full terms. He died on 28 February 1963.

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