List of Congress Presidents till independence (1885-1947)

Here you can find the list of all Congress Presidents till India got its independence from the British empire. All these Historical personalities played a major role in India’s independence struggle.

Jagran Josh Updated: Dec 28, 2022 13:31 IST

Indian National Congress Foundation Day: The Indian National Congress (INC), popularly known as Congress, was founded on this day in 1885 by a group of educated Indians who were inspired by the ideals of nationalism and democracy. It is one of the largest political parties in India and is currently the main opposition party at the national level. The founders of the Congress included Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Dinshaw Wacha.

137 years of progressive politics, selfless service, immense sacrifices, fighting for the rights of the oppressed and protecting India's unity in diversity.#CongressFoundationDay pic.twitter.com/slhp6hMKOH
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 28, 2022

And, today on its 137, you can find the list of all Congress Presidents till India got its independence from the British empire. All these Historical personalities played a major role in India’s independence struggle.

Name of President	Life span	Year of Presidency	Place of Conference
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee	29 Dec 1844 – 21 July 1906	1885	Bombay
Dadabhai Naoroji	4 Sep 1825 – 30 June 1917	1886	Calcutta
Badruddin Tyabji	10 Oct 1844 – 19 Aug 1906	1887	Madras
George Yule	1829–1892	1888	Allahabad
William Wedderburn	25 Mar 1838– 25 Jan 1918	1889	Bombay
Pherozeshah Mehta	4 Aug 1845 – 5 Nov 1915	1890	Calcutta
Anandacharlu	1843– 1908	1891	Nagpur
Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee	29 Dec 1844 – 21 July 1906	1892	Allahabad
Dadabhai Naoroji	4 Sep 1825 – 30 June 1917	1893	Lahore
Alfred Webb	1834–1908	1894	Madras
Surendranath Banerjee	10 Nov 1848 – 6 Aug 1925	1895	Poona
Rahimtulla M. Sayani	5 April 1847 – 1902	1896	Calcutta
C. Sankaran Nair	11 July 1857 – 1934	1897	Amraoti
Ananda Mohan Bose	23 Sep 1847 – 20 Aug 1906	1898	Madras
Romesh Chunder Dutt	13 Aug 1848 – 30 Nov 1909	1899	Lucknow
N. G. Chandavarkar	2 Dec 1855 – May 14 1923	1900	Lahore
Dinshaw Edulji Wacha	1844 – 1936	1901	Calcutta
Surendranath Banerjee	10 Nov 1848 – 6 Aug 1925	1902	Ahmedabad
Lalmohan Ghosh	1849–1909	1903	Madras
Henry Cotton	13 Sep 1845– 22 Oct 1915	1904	Bombay
Gopal Krishna Gokhale	9 May 1866 – 19 Feb 1915	1905	Benares
Dadabhai Naoroji	4 Sep 1825 – 30 June 1917	1906	Calcutta
Rashbihari Ghosh	23 Dec 1845 – 1921	1907	Surat
Rashbihari Ghosh	23 Dec 1845 – 1921	1908	Madras
Madan Mohan Malaviya	1861 – 1946	1909	Lahore
William Wedderburn	25 Mar 1838– 25 Jan 1918	1910	Allahabad
Bishan Narayan Dar	1864–1916	1911	Calcutta
Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar	1857–1921	1912	Bankipore
Nawab Syed Muhammad Bahadur	- 1919	1913	Karachi
Bhupendra Nath Bose	1859–1924	1914	Madras
Lord Satyendra Prasanno Sinha	24 Mar 1863– 4 Mar 1928	1915	Bombay
Ambica Charan Mazumdar	1850–1922	1916	Lucknow
Annie Besant	1 Oct 1847 – 1933	1917	Calcutta
Madan Mohan Malaviya	1861 – 1946	1918	Delhi
Syed Hasan Imam	1871 – 6 Feb 1931	1918	Bombay (Special Session)
Motilal Nehru	6 May 1861– 6 Feb 1931	1919	Amritsar
Lala Lajpat Rai	28 Jan 1865– 17 Nov 1928	1920	Calcutta (Special Session)
C. Vijayaraghavachariar	18 June 1852– 19 Apr 1944	1920	Nagpur
Ajmal Khan	1868– 1927	1921	Ahmedabad
Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das	5 Nov 1870– 16 June 1925	1922	Gaya
Mohammad Ali Jouhar	10 Dec 1878– 4 Jan 1931	1923	Kakinada
Abul Kalam Azad	1888– 22 Feb 1958	1923	Delhi (Special Session)
Mohandas Gandhi	2 Oct 1869– 30 Jan 1948	1924	Belgaum
Sarojini Naidu	13 Feb 1879– 2 Mar 1949	1925	Kanpur
S. Srinivasa Iyengar	Sep 11, 1874– 19 May 1941	1926	Gauhati
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari	25 Dec 1880– 1936	1927	Madras
Motilal Nehru	6 May 1861– 6 Feb 1931	1928	Calcutta
Jawaharlal Nehru	14 Nov 1889– 27 May 1964	1929 & 30	Lahore
Vallabhbhai Patel	31 Oct 1875– 15 Dec 1950	1931	Karachi
Madan Mohan Malaviya	1861 – 1946	1932	Delhi
Madan Mohan Malaviya	1861 – 1946	1933	Calcutta
Nellie Sengupta	1886–1973	1933	Calcutta
Rajendra Prasad	3 December 1884– 28 February 1963	1934 & 35	Bombay
Jawaharlal Nehru	14 November 1889– 27 May 1964	1936	Lucknow
Jawaharlal Nehru	14 November 1889– 27 May 1964	1936& 37	Faizpur
Subhas Chandra Bose	23 January 1897 – Unknown	1938	Haripura
Subhas Chandra Bose	23 January 1897 – Unknown	1939	Tripuri
Abul Kalam Azad	1888– 22 February 1958	1940–46	Ramgarh
J. B. Kripalani	1888– 19 March 1982	1947	Meerut