Question: who served the longest term as president in india
Answer: No Name ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Elected Took office Left office Vice President Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) 1952 1957 26 January 1950 12 May 1962 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India , and also the longest - serving President , for 12 years .