List of Presidents of the Indian National Congress
| No. | Name of President | Picture | Life span | Year of Presidency | Place of Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee | 29 December 1844 – 1906 | 1885 | Bombay | |
| 2 | Dadabhai Naoroji | 4 September 1825 – 1917 | 1886 | Calcutta | |
| 3 | Badruddin Tyabji | 10 October 1844 – 1906 | 1887 | Madras | |
| 4 | George Yule | 1829–1892 | 1888 | Allahabad | |
| 5 | William Wedderburn | 1838–1918 | 1889 | Bombay | |
| 6 | Pherozeshah Mehta | 4 August 1845 – 1915 | 1890 | Calcutta | |
| 7 | Anandacharlu | August 1843 – 1908 | 1891 | Nagpur | |
| 8 | Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee | 29 December 1844 – 1906 | 1892 | Allahabad | |
| 9 | Dadabhai Naoroji | 4 September 1825 – 1917 | 1893 | Lahore | |
| 10 | Alfred Webb | 1834–1908 | 1894 | Madras | |
| 11 | Surendranath Banerjee | 10 November 1848 – 1925 | 1895 | Poona | |
| 12 | Rahimtulla M. Sayani | 5 April 1847 – 1902 | 1896 | Calcutta | |
| 13 | C. Sankaran Nair | 11 July 1857 – 1934 | 1897 | Amravati | |
| 14 | Anandamohan Bose | 23 September 1847 – 1906 | 1898 | Madras | |
| 15 | Romesh Chunder Dutt | 13 August 1848 – 1909 | 1899 | Lucknow | |
| 16 | N. G. Chandavarkar | 2 December 1855 – 1923 | 1900 | Lahore | |
| 17 | Dinshaw Edulji Wacha | 2 August 1844 – 1936 | 1901 | Calcutta | |
| 18 | Surendranath Banerjee | 10 November 1825 – 1917 | 1902 | Ahmedabad | |
| 19 | Lalmohan Ghosh | 1848–1909 | 1903 | Madras | |
| 20 | Henry Cotton | 1845–1915 | 1904 | Bombay | |
| 21 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale | 9 May 1866 – 1915 | 1905 | Benares | |
| 22 | Dadabhai Naoroji | 4 September 1825 – 1917 | 1906 | Calcutta | |
| 23 | Rashbihari Ghosh | 23 December 1845 – 1921 | 1907 | Surat | |
| 24 | Rashbihari Ghosh | 23 December 1845 – 1921 | 1908 | Madras | |
| 25 | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 25 December 1861 – 1946 | 1909 | Lahore | |
| 26 | William Wedderburn | 1838–1918 | 1910 | Allahabad | |
| 27 | Bishan Narayan Dar | 1864–1916 | 1911 | Calcutta | |
| 28 | Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar | 1857–1921 | 1912 | Bankipore | |
| 29 | Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur | ?–1919 | 1913 | Karachi | |
| 30 | Bhupendra Nath Bose | 1859–1924 | 1914 | Madras | |
| 31 | Lord Satyendra Prasanna Sinha | March 1863 – 1928 | 1915 | Bombay | |
| 32 | Ambica Charan Mazumdar | 1850–1922 | 1916 | Lucknow | |
| 33 | Annie Besant | 1 October 1847 – 1933 | 1917 | Calcutta | |
| 34 | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 25 December 1861 – 1946 | 1918 | Delhi | |
| 35 | Syed Hasan Imam | 31 August 1871 – 1933 | 1918 | Bombay (Special Session) | |
| 36 | Motilal Nehru | 6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931 | 1919 | Amritsar | |
| 37 | Lala Lajpat Rai | 28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928 | 1920 | Calcutta (Special Session) | |
| 38 | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | 1852 – 19 April 1944 | 1920 | Nagpur | |
| 39 | Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (President)
Hakim Ajmal Khan (Acting President) |
1863 – 29 December 1927 | 1921 | Ahmedabad | |
| 40 | Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das | 5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925 | 1922 | Gaya | |
| 41 | Mohammad Ali Jouhar | 10 December 1878 – 4 January 1931 | 1923 | Kakinada | |
| 42 | Abul Kalam Azad | 1888 – 22 February 1958 | 1923 | Delhi (Special Session) | |
| 43 | Mohandas Gandhi | 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948 | 1924 | Belgaum | |
| 44 | Sarojini Naidu | 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949 | 1925 | Kanpur | |
| 45 | S. Srinivasa Iyengar | September 11, 1874 – 19 May 1941 | 1926 | Gauhati | |
| 46 | Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari | 25 December 1880 – 10 May 1936 | 1927 | Madras | |
| 47 | Motilal Nehru | 6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931 | 1928 | Calcutta | |
| 48 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1929 & 30 | Lahore | |
| 49 | Vallabhbhai Patel | 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950 | 1931 | Karachi | |
| 50 | Madan Mohan Malaviya | 25 December 1861 – 1946 | 1932 | Delhi | |
| 51 | Nellie Sengupta | 1886–1973 | 1933 | Calcutta | |
| 52 | Rajendra Prasad | 3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963 | 1934 & 35 | Bombay | |
| 53 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1936 | Lucknow | |
| 54 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1936 | Faizpur | |
| 55 | Subhas Chandra Bose | 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 | 1938 | Haripura | |
| 56 | Subhas Chandra Bose (resigned) Rajendra Prasad replaced Bose after the session. |
23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 | 1939 | Tripuri near Jabalpur | |
| 57 | Abul Kalam Azad | 1888 – 22 February 1958 | 1940–46 | Ramgarh | |
| 58 | J. B. Kripalani | 1888 – 19 March 1982 | 1947 | Meerut | |
| 59 | Pattabhi Sitaraimayya | 24 December 1880 – 17 December 1959 | 1948 & 49 | Jaipur | |
| 60 | Purushottam Das Tandon | 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1961 | 1950 | Nasik | |
| 61 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1951 & 52 | Delhi | |
| 62 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1953 | Hyderabad | |
| 63 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964 | 1954 | Calcutta | |
| 64 | U. N. Dhebar | 21 September 1905 – 1977 | 1955 | Avadi | |
| 65 | U. N. Dhebar | 21 September 1905 – 1977 | 1956 | Amritsar | |
| 66 | U. N. Dhebar | 21 September 1905 – 1977 | 1957 | Indore | |
| 67 | U. N. Dhebar | 21 September 1905 – 1977 | 1958 | Gauhati | |
| 68 | U. N. Dhebar | 21 September 1905 – 1977 | 1959 | Nagpur | |
| 69 | Indira Gandhi | 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984 | 1959 | Delhi (Special Session) | |
| 70 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996 | 1960 | Bangalore | |
| 71 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996 | 1961 | Bhavnagar | |
| 72 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996 | 1962 & 63 | Patna | |
| 73 | K. Kamaraj | 15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975 | 1964 | Bhubaneswar | |
| 74 | K. Kamaraj | 15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975 | 1965 | Durgapur | |
| 75 | K. Kamaraj | 15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975 | 1966 & 67 | Jaipur | |
| 76 | S. Nijalingappa | 10 December 1902 – 9 August 2000 | 1968 | Hyderabad | |
| 77 | S. Nijalingappa | 10 December 1902 – 9 August 2000 | 1969 | Faridabad | |
| 78 | Jagjivan Ram | 5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986 | 1970 & 71 | Bombay | |
| 79 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999 | 1972–74 | Calcutta | |
| 80 | Devakanta Barua | 22 February 1914 – 1996 | 1975–77 | Chandigarh | |
| 81 | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | 28 July 1909 -1994 | 1977-1978 | ||
| 82 | Indira Gandhi | 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984 | 1978–83 | Delhi | |
| 83 | Indira Gandhi | 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984 | 1983 & 84 | Calcutta | |
| 84 | Rajiv Gandhi | 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 | 1985–91 | Bombay | |
| 85 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004 | 1992–96 | Tirupati | |
| 86 | Sitaram Kesri | 75px | November 1919 – 24 October 2000 | 1996–98 | Calcutta |
| 87 | Sonia Gandhi | 9 December 1946 | 1998–2017 | Calcutta | |
| 88 | Rahul Gandhi | 19 June 1970 | 2017 -Present | Delhi |