Question: who was the president of india in 1977
Answer: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed ( 1905 -- 1977 ) 24 August 1974 11 February 1977 36 Gopal Swarup Pathak ( 1974 ) Basappa Danappa Jatti ( 1974 -- 1977 ) Indian National Congress Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president .