FridayJunk: indian polity book series 16(2)

Indian Polity - President Details and Analysis Continued

Presidents - Analysis (Continued)

Longest serving President - 12 years, 3 months, 18 days.
Held the post of President twice.
Sworn in as President 3 times.
First person to become President without holding the post of Vice President.
President who sent 'Hindu Code' Bill for reconsideration.
President who issued the highest number of ordinances (combined for two terms).
President who sought Supreme Court legal advice the most number of times.
President who won with the highest majority in terms of percentage of votes - 99.35%.
Author of the book 'India Divided'.
Served as editor for the Hindi magazine 'Desh'.
First President to receive Bharat Ratna Award (1962) while in office.
President who commented that there are no provisions in the Constitution that imply the President must necessarily follow the advice of the Union Council of Ministers.

Note: His title is 'Deshratna'. His Samadhi name is 'Mahaprayan Ghat'.

Philosopher President.
First President elected from South India.
First person to become President after serving as Vice President.
First person to become President after serving as Ambassador (Russia).
President during the China War (1962).
* As a result of India's failures in the China War, pressured Defense Minister V.K. Krishna Menon to resign.
Established Praja Darbar and brought public problems to the government's attention.
President who imposed national emergency for the first time in India.
Worked as a Visiting Professor in 8 countries.
Author of 'Hindu View of Life'.
First Templeton Award recipient.
Served as UNESCO Chairman.
His birthday 'September 5' is celebrated as National Teachers' Day.
Person who became President after serving as Vice President twice.
Served as Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University.
Worked as a Professor at Oxford University.
Authored 'An Idealist View of Life'.
Stated that secularism does not mean irreligion.

First Muslim President.
First President to die in office.
President who served for the shortest term (1 year, 11 months, 20 days). Served full term as Vice President.
Second person to become President after serving as Vice President.
President born in Hyderabad. Received Bharat Ratna in 1963.

Third person to become President after serving as Vice President.
Served as temporary President from May 3, 1969 to July 20.
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (Chief Justice of Supreme Court) served as temporary President from July 20, 1969 to August 24.
V.V. Giri served as full-term President from August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974.
Only person to hold three positions - Vice President, Temporary President, and President.
President elected with the narrowest majority.
First President elected through second preference vote counting.
Note: Elected by transfer of second preference votes polled to C.D. Deshmukh.
President elected as an 'Independent' candidate.
Returned the controversial Labour Bill.
President associated with labor movements.
Appeared in Supreme Court in person and presented his argument regarding the dispute over his election.
Fourth person among Presidents to receive Bharat Ratna Award.
First non-Congress President.
First Vice President to serve as temporary President.
Authored 'Voice of Conscience'.
President who openly spoke about 'growing corruption' in the government.
Second President to impose national emergency.
Served as President of INTUC twice.
Abolition of princely purses, nationalization of banks occurred during his tenure.

Second Muslim President.
Second President to die in office.
Emergency was imposed in his tenure due to internal disturbance.
3rd President to impose national emergency.
President who issued the highest number of ordinances (in one term).
First person to lose Lok Sabha membership by being elected as President while being a Lok Sabha member.
First and only President elected from the North-Eastern states. Belonged to Assam State.
Second person to become President without being Vice President.

B.D. Jatti served as temporary President from February 11 to July 25, 1977.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the only President to be elected unopposed.
Only person to become President after serving as Lok Sabha Speaker.
First person to become President after serving as Chief Minister.
Youngest President (63 years old), 3rd person to become President without being Vice President.
Served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh twice.
Served as Speaker of Lok Sabha twice.
Only person elected from Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh in 1977 Lok Sabha elections (Nandyala Constituency).
Author of 'Without Fear or Favour'.

First Sikh President.
4th person to become President without being Vice President.
Second person among those who became President after serving as Chief Minister (Punjab).
'Operation Blue Star' military action on Golden Temple took place during his tenure.
Pocket veto was used on the controversial Postal Bill.
First President belonging to Backward Classes (BC).
His Samadhi name is 'Ekta Sthal'.
Person who sought explanation from the central government on the Bofors controversy.