Countries / Asia
IND
Elections in India
constitutional republic
Next election
Indian presidential election - 1 January 2027
NM
Narendra Modi live
Head of government - Bharatiya Janata Party
In office since
26 May 2014
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Head of state
Droupadi Murmu
Region
Asia
Next election
Indian presidential election
1 January 2027
Government
constitutional republic
Capital
New Delhi
Population
1 326 093 247
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of India
Established
1947
Currency
Indian rupee
Official language
Hindi
Capital
New Delhi
Region
Asia
Area
3,287,263 km2
Election history
17 July 2017presidential
Indian presidential election
won: Ram Nath Kovind
19 July 2012presidential
Indian presidential election
won: Pranab Mukherjee
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2014 - Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi
peaceful - no coup recorded
2004 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh
peaceful - no coup recorded
1998 - Inder Kumar Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee
peaceful - no coup recorded
1997 - H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral
peaceful - no coup recorded
1996 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda
peaceful - no coup recorded
1996 - P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.