List of Vice-Presidents of India
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The complete list of Vice-Presidents of India includes the persons sworn into the office as Vice-President of India
following the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950.
Vice-President of India
The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of India, after the President...
following the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950.
No. | Image | Vice-President | Took office | Left office | President |
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1 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1952 | 12 May 1962 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
2 | Dr. Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1962 | 12 May 1967 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
3 | Sh. Varahagiri Venkata Giri V. V. Giri Varahagiri Venkata Giri , commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.-Early life:... |
13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain | |
4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak Gopal Swarup Pathak Gopal Swarup Pathak was the fourth Vice President of India from August 1969 to August 1974.Born on February 26, 1896 at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, he studied law at Allahabad University .... |
1 September 1969 | 1 September 1974 | Sh. Varahagiri Venkata Giri V. V. Giri Varahagiri Venkata Giri , commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.-Early life:... |
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5 | Basappa Danappa Jatti Basappa Danappa Jatti Basappa Danappa Jatti was born to Kannada Lingayat family at Savalgi, Bijapur district of Karnataka state. Jatti graduated as a lawyer from Sykes Law College, Kolhapur and became a pleader in Jamakhandi... |
1 September 1974 | 25 July 1977 | Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977.-Early life and background:Fakhruddin's grandfather, Khaliluddin Ali Ahmed, of Kacharighat near Golaghat, Assam, married in one of the families who were the relics of Emperor Aurangzeb's bid to conquer Assam Ahmed was born on... |
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6 | Justice Muhammad Hidayatullah | 25 August 1977 | 25 July 1982 | Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed.... |
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7 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman R. Venkataraman Ramaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India.... |
25 August 1982 | 25 July 1987 | Giani Zail Singh Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh was an Indian politician and member of the Congress Party. He served as the seventh President of India.His term was marked by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. He died of injuries in 1994 after a car accident.-Early Life:He... |
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8 | Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under President Ramaswamy Venkataraman... |
3 September 1987 | 24 July 1992 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman R. Venkataraman Ramaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India.... |
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9 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan K. R. Narayanan Kocheril Raman Narayanan , also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of India. He was the first Dalit, and the first Malayali, to have been President.... |
21 August 1992 | 24 July 1997 | Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under President Ramaswamy Venkataraman... |
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10 | Krishan Kant Krishan Kant Krishan Kant was the tenth Vice President of India from 1997 until his death.Kant's first brush with politics came when he plunged into the Quit India movement, while he was still a student in Lahore. He took part in the Indian Independence Movement as a youth and continued to be involved in... |
21 August 1997 | 27 July 2002 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan K. R. Narayanan Kocheril Raman Narayanan , also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of India. He was the first Dalit, and the first Malayali, to have been President.... |
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11 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha... |
19 August 2002 | 21 July 2007 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari Mohammad Hamid Ansari Mohammad Hamid Ansari ) is the 12th and current Vice President of India. He is a former chairman of the National Commission for Minorities... |
11 August 2007 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
Pratibha Patil Pratibha Patil Pratibha Devisingh Patil is the 12th President of the Republic of India and first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President of India on 25 July 2007, succeeding Dr. A.P.J... |
See also
- Vice-President of IndiaVice-President of IndiaThe Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of India, after the President...
- President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
- List of Presidents of India
- List of current Vice Presidents