In Pics | List of all Congress party presidents after 1947

As the voting for the party's presidential polls commenced on Monday at 10:00 am, here we list influential politicians who held the top position in the Indian National Congress (INC) post-1947. This is the first election for the presidential post in 22 years, though it will be not the first time that a non-Gandhi is appointed to the post.

Sonia Gandhi - (2019 – Incumbent). Credit: PTI Photo

Rahul Gandhi - (2017 – 2019). Credit: PTI Photo

Sonia Gandhi - (1998 – 2017). Credit: PTI Photo

Sitaram Kesri - (1996 – 1998). Credit: AIMC

PV Narasimha Rao - (1992 – 1994). Credit: Special arrangement

Rajiv Gandhi - (1985 – 1991). Credit: DH Pool Photo

Indira Gandhi - (1978 – 1983). Credit: DH Pool Photo

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy - (1977 – 1978). Credit: AIMC

Devakanta Barua - (1975 – 1977). Credit: IYC

Shankar Dayal Sharma - (1972 – 1974). Credit: Twitter/@HardeepSPuri

Jagjivan Ram - (1970 – 1971). Twitter/@UttamINC

S Nijalingappa - (1968 – 1969). Credit: Twitter/@RakshaRamaiah

K Kamaraj - (1964 – 1967). Credit: Twitter/@VPSecretariat

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - (1960 – 1963). Credit: Twitter/@VPSecretariat

Indira Gandhi - (1950). Credit: Special arrangement

UN Dhebar - (1955 – 1959). Credit: INC

Jawaharlal Nehru - (1952 – 1954). Credit: Twitter/@jnmfsm

Purushottam Das Tandon - (1950). Credit: INC

Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya - (1948 – 1949). Credit: INC