Question: who is the longest serving president of india
Answer: No Name ( birth -- death ) Photograph Elected Took office Left office Term ( in months ) Vice President Candidate of Notes Rajendra Prasad ( 1884 -- 1963 ) 1952 1957 26 January 1950 12 May 1962 120 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Indian National Congress Prasad , from Bihar , was the first President of independent India and also the longest - serving President , as the only president to serve two terms in office .