In Pics | A look at the Presidents of India from 1950 to 2022

In the poll to elect the 15th President of India, NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint Opposition's pick Yashwant Sinha. While the race for the 15th President of India heats up with political heavyweights queuing up to cast their votes, here we take a look at the personalities who've occupied the position of the official head of state from 1950 to 2022.

Dr Rajendra Prasad | Term of Office: January 26, 1950 to May 13, 1962 | Political Party: Indian National Congress. Credit: Getty Images

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Term of Office: May 13, 1962 to May, 1967 13 | Political Party - Independent. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Dr Zakir Husain | Term of Office: May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969 | Political Party - Independent. Credit: Twitter/@ashokgehlot51

Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Term of Office: May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969 and August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974 | Political Party - Independent. Credit: Twitter/@HardeepSPuri

Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Term of Office: August 24, 1974 to February 11, 1977 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Twitter/@Sarangsspeaks

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Term of Office: July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982 | Political Party - Janata Party. Credit: PBNS

Giani Zail Singh | Term of Office: July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Twitter/@VPSecretariat

Ramaswamy Venkataraman | Term of Office: July 25, 1987 to July, 1992 25 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Twitter/@HardeepSPuri

Shankar Dayal Sharma | Term of Office: July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

KR Narayanan | Term of Office: July 25, 1997 to July 25, 2002 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Twitter/@VPSecretariat

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam | Term of Office: July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007 | Political Party - Independent. Credit: Abdulkalam.com

Pratibha Devisingh Patil | Term of Office: July 25, 2007 to July 25, 2012 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: PIB

Pranab Mukherjee | Term of Office: July 25, 2012 to July 25, 2017 | Political Party - Indian National Congress. Credit: Twitter/@VPSecretariat

Ram Nath Kovind | Term of Office: July 25, 2017 to July 25, 2022 | Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party. Credit: PTI Photo