From 1952 to 1956 he was the Chief Minister of Bhopal and Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967. He was the eighth Vice President of India before becoming president.
Besides this, the Russian government had conferred the Soviet Land Prize for writing the travelogue on former Tamil Nadu Prime Minister, Kumaraswami Kamaraj's. He is a receiver of "Tamra Patra" for his contributions to India's freedom struggle. He has received many honours from different parts of the world. Earlier he was Vice-President of India from 1984 to 1987. Venkataraman was elected as the President of India from 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992. During his presidency, many incidents took places, such as Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He also used Pocket Veto on the Indian Post Office Bill. Prior to becoming the President, he was also the Chief Minister of Punjab and the Minister at the Centre. The voting for the elections concluded on July 18 with over 99 percent of 4,796 eligible electors, including 771 MPs, and 4,025 MLAs, taking part in the process. Going by the support that has been extended by various parties, Draupadi Murmu from the start enjoyed a clear edge over the opposition's Yashwant Sinha in Presidential Election 2022. Draupadi Murmu who was nominated by BJP as the National Democratic Alliance's candidate won the Presidential elections 2022 by beating opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. The Presidential Election 2022 result gave the country its 15th President. Do you know that no law can be imposed in India without the President's signature? Draupadi Murmu: 15th President of India Their vote is single transferable and their second choice is counted too. The Electoral College elects the President of India, which includes the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament, the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry and the representation of its members is preferential.