A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was voted in as the Head of State of India.
The President of the Republic of India is the Head of State of India and the Commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces .. Head of State. Head of State. India. India. Commander-in-chief. Commander-in-chief. Indian Armed Forces. Indian Armed Forces. The President is indirectly elected by the people through elected members of both the houses of the Parliament of India , the Legislative Assemblies of all the states of India and the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Puducherry , as well as , the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and serves for a renewable term of five years .. India. India. indirectly elected. Indirect election. the Parliament of India. Parliament of India. Union Territory of Puducherry. Puducherry. The oath of the President is taken in the presence of the Chief Justice of India , and in his / her absence , by the most senior judge of the Supreme Court of India .. India. India. Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice of India. Supreme Court of India. Supreme Court of India. Although the Article 53 of the Constitution of India states that the President can exercise his powers directly or by subordinate authority , with few exceptions , all of the executive authority vested in the President are , in practice , exercised by the Prime Minister with the help of the Council of Ministers .. India. India. Article 53. wikisource :Constitution of India / Part V#Article 53 .7BExecutive power of the Union.7D. Constitution of India. Constitution of India. Prime Minister. Prime Minister of India. Council of Ministers. Cabinet of India. The President resides in an estate known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan -LRB- which roughly translates as President 's House -RRB- situated in Raisina Hill in New Delhi .. Rashtrapati Bhavan. Rashtrapati Bhavan. Raisina Hill. Raisina Hill. New Delhi. New Delhi. The presidential retreats are The Retreat in Chharabra , Shimla and Rashtrapati Nilayam -LRB- President 's Place -RRB- in Hyderabad .. The Retreat. The Retreat Building. Chharabra. Chharabra. Shimla. Shimla. Rashtrapati Nilayam. Rashtrapati Nilayam. Hyderabad. Hyderabad, India. The 13th and current President is Pranab Mukherjee , who was elected on 22 July 2012 , and sworn in on 25 July 2012 .. Pranab Mukherjee. Pranab Mukherjee. 13th. List of Presidents of India. He is also the first Bengali to be elected as President .. Bengali. Bengali people