Complete list of Vice-Presidents of India

General Knowledge Questions on Vice- President of India

The Vice President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in India. According to Article 65 of the constitution, the Vice President acts as President, in the absence of the president due to death, resignation or any other reason which interrupts the functioning.

Article 66 of the Indian Constitution, states the manner of election of the Vice President. He is elected by members of Parliament in accordance with the system of Proportional Representation by means of the single transferable vote. The voting is conducted by election commission of India via secret ballot.

Furthermore, he is also ex officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. When a bill is introduced in Rajya Sabha, the vice president decides whether it is considered to be a financial bill or not.

Complete List of Vice- President of India

S. NoVice -President NamePresidentTenure Term
1

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975

He was an Indian academic, professor, philosopher, and politician was elected
as Vice-President of India (1962–1967)
Rajendra Prasad

13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957

13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962

10 years
2Zakir Husain Khan
8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969
He was an Indian economist and politician who was elected as Vice-President of India (1962–1967)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 5 years
3Varahagiri Venkata Giri (V.V.Giri)
10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980

He was the 4th president of India from
24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974 and
the only president to be elected as an independent candidate. He was elected
as Vice-President of India (1967–1969)
Zakir Husain Khan13 May 1967 – 20 July 1969 2 years, 68 days
4Gopal Swarup Pathak
24 February 1896 – 4 October 1982

He was the 4th Vice President of India from August 1969 to August 1974
V. V. Giri (1969–74)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974)
31 Aug 1969 – 30 Aug1974 5 years
5Basappa Danappa Jatti (B.D.Jatti)
10 September 1912 – 7 June 2002

He was the 5th Vice President of India (1974 -1979) and served as Acting President of India from 11 February to
25 July 1977
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974–1977)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977–79)
31 Aug 1974  -30 Aug 1979 5 years
6Mohammad Hidayatullah
17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992

He served as the 11th Chief Justice of India from (25 Feb 1968 – 16 Dec 1970) and elected as the 6th Vice President of India ( 31 Aug 1979 – 30 Aug 1984). He was also the Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1979–82)
Zail Singh (1982 -84)
 31 Aug 1979 – 30 Aug 1984 5 years
7Ramaswamy Venkataraman
4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009

He was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and was elected as the 7th Vice-President of India and served as the 8th President of India from 1987 to 1992 
Zail Singh31 Aug 1984 – 24 July 1987 2 years, 273 days
8Shankar Dayal Sharma
19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999

He was elected as the 8th Vice-President of India and served as the 9th President of India from 1992 to 1997. He also served as the Bhopal Chief Minister from 1952 to 1956 and as Cabinet Minister from 1956 to 1967
Ramaswamy Venkataraman 7 Sep 1987 – 24 July 1992 4 years, 243 days
9Kocheril Raman Narayanan
27 October 1920 – 9 November 2005

He was an Indian diplomat, academician and politician who served as the 10th President of India (1997–2002) and 9th Vice President of India (1992–1997)
Shankar Dayal Sharma 21 Aug 1992 – 24 July 19974 years, 273 days 
10Krishan Kant
28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002

He was the 10th Vice President of India and before that he served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972-1977)
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997 -2002)
A.P.J . Abdul Kalam (2002)
21 Aug 1997 – 27 July 2002 4 years, 273 days
11Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
23 October 1925 – 15 May 2010

He was the 11th Vice President of India. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and served as the Rajastahn Chief Minister from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998
A.P.J . Abdul Kalam19 Aug 2002 – 21 July 2007 4 years, 273 days
12Mohammad Hamid Ansari
1 April 1937

He is an Indian politician and retired Foreign Service Officer who was the 12th Chairman of Rajya Sabha and 12th Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017. He served as the Indian ambassador to Australia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in his 38 year diplomatic career.
Pratibha Patil (2007–12)
Pranab Mukherjee (2012–17)
Ram Nath Kovind (2017)
11 Aug 2007 – 10 Aug 2012

11 Aug 2012 – 10 Aug 2017
10 years 
13Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
1 July 1949
He is an Indian politician and the current Vice President of India from 11 August 2017 and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
He is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served as national president from 2002 to 2004. He also served as Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government
Ram Nath Kovind 11 August 2017 – Incumbent 




3 years and 344 days

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