Which President of India held Office for Two Consecutive Terms?

Indian President Who held Office for Two Consecutive Terms

Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician, attorney, advocate for Indian independence, journalist, and academic who served as the President of the Republic of India from 1950 to 1962.

• During the Indian Independence Movement, he joined the Indian National Congress and rose to prominence as a leader from the states of Bihar and Maharashtra.
• He was a supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and was detained by British authorities during the Quit India movement in 1942 and the Salt Satyagraha in 1931.
• He held the position of Minister of Food and Agriculture in the federal government following the 1946 elections for the Constituent Assembly.
• When India gained independence in 1947, Prasad was chosen to lead the Constituent Assembly, which drafted the country’s constitution and served as its temporary parliament.

Life of Dr. Rajendra Prasad

From 1952 to 1962, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the only president to serve in that capacity for two terms in a row. He held the position of President for the longest period of time 12 years. At first, he had also been a member of the Indian National Congress, where he had served as its president.

He had a law degree, but he gave up practicing law in 1920 to join the Non-Cooperation Movement as an active member, disguising himself as a journalist and fighting for the rights of Indians.

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