List of all Vice Presidents of India , from 1952 to 2024

List of all Vice Presidents of India , from 1952 to 2024; check complete list

List of all Vice Presidents of India ,Jagardeep Dhankar has taken oath as the 14th Vice President of the country on 11 August in the presence of the President, the term of the 13th Vice President of the country, Venkaiah Naidu ji, as Vice President has ended on 10 August. Whose place will now be taken by Jagardeep Dhankar. The post of Vice President in India is the second highest post after the President; the post of Vice President was created after the implementation of the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950. After being appointed to the post of Vice President, the main task of the Vice President is to act as the Chairman of the Upper House of the Parliament of the country. Rajya Sabha. Before becoming the country,

According to the Indian Constitution, the election is the mandatory for the country. Both the upper and lower houses of the Parliament vote for the candidates willing to take this post. The first Vice President of India was sworn in at the Indian Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952. Since the introduction of this post in the Constitution, . Here is the complete list .

Vice President	tenure
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice President of India)	13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962
zakir hussain	13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967
V.V. Giri	13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
Gopal Swarup Pathak	31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974
BD JATTI	31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979
Mohammad Hidayatullah	31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984
R. Venkataraman	31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987
Shankar Dayal Sharma	3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992
K.R. Narayanan	21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997
Krishna Kant	21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002
Bhairon Singh Shekhawati	19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007
Mohammad Hamid Ansari	11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 – 10 August 2017
Venkaiah Naidu	11 August 2017 – 10 August 2022
Jajagdeep Dhankar	From 11 August 2022

1: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First term: 13 May 1952 to 12 May 1957)
Sarvepalli Dr. Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) was an Indian philosopher and statesman who served as the first Vice President of India (1952–1962) and the second President of India (1962–1967). Sarvepalli Dr. Radhakrishnan completed his education from Madras Christian College in 1911. He then served as Assistant Professor and later Professor of Philosophy at Madras Presidency College. He then served as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Mysore from 1918–1921, at the University of Calcutta from 1921–1932, and at the University of Oxford from 1936–1952.

In 1930, he was appointed Haskell Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the University of Chicago. His philosophy was based on Advaita Vedanta. He earned fame as a bridgebuilder between India and the West. Radhakrishnan was honored with many high awards during his life. Since 1962, his birthday is celebrated as Teachers’ Day every year on 5 September in India. He is the only President of India who could not attend the Delhi Republic Day parade due to his poor health.

2: Zakir Hussain (politician)
Zakir Husain Khan (8 February 1897 – 3 May 1969) was an Indian economist and politician. Zakir Husain Khan served as the third President of India from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. Zakir Husain Khan was the first Muslim President of India.

Zakir Husain Khan served as the Governor of Bihar from 1957 to 1962 and as the Vice President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was also the co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia and served as its vice chancellor. In 1963 he was awarded India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna. Zakir Husain Khan was the first Indian President to die in office.

3: Sarvepalli, Dr Radhakrishnan

4: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (10 August 1894–24 June 1980) was the fourth President of India. He served from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He was the only president elected as an independent candidate. He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974.

After the completion of his full term, Giri was awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government of India in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.

5: Gopal Swarup Pathak (Tenure: 31 August 1969 to 30 August 1974)
Gopal Swarup Pathak (24 February 1896 – 4 October 1982) was the fourth Vice President of India from August 1969 to August 1974.

He was the first who did not become President after completing his term.

6:B. D. Jatti (Tenure: 31 August 1974 to 30 August 1979)
Basappa Danappa Jatti (10 September 1912–7 June 2002) was the fifth Vice President of India. He served as the Vice President of India from 1974 to 1979.

He was the Acting President of India from 11 February to 25 July 1977. The soft-spoken Jatti had a humble beginning in this post. His political career spanned five decades.

7: Muhammad Hidayatullah (Tenure: 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984)
Mohammad Hidayatullah (17 December 1905–18 September 1992) served as the sixth Vice President of India from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984.

He was the 11th Chief Justice of India from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970. He also served as Acting President of India from 20 July 1969 to 24 August 1969 and from 6 October 1982 to 31 October 1982. He was an eminent jurist, scholar, educationist, author, and linguist.

8:Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009) was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist, and politician. Ramaswamy Venkataraman served as a Union Minister and the eighth President of India. Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam village in Thanjavur district of Madras Presidency.

He studied law and practiced in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. He joined the Indian independence movement at an early age, worked as an activist, and also participated in the Quit India Movement. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times and also served as Union Finance Minister and Defense Minister. In 1984, he was elected as the seventh Vice President of India, and in 1987, he became the 8th President of India.

9: Shankar Dayal Sharma
Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was born in Bhopal. He served as the ninth President of India from 1992 to 1997. Shankar Dayal Sharma was the eighth Vice President of India. He was also the Chief Minister of Bhopal State (1952–1956) and Cabinet Minister (1956–1967). He was the President of the Indian National Congress from 1972-1974 and served in the government as Union Communications Minister from 1974 to 1977.

The International Bar Association honored Shankar Dayal Sharma with the ‘Living Legends of Law Award of Recognition’ for his outstanding contribution to law at the international level and commitment to the rule of law.

10:K. R. Narayanan
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (27 October 1920 – 9 November 2005) was an Indian diplomat and politician. He served as the 10th President of India (1997–2002) and the 9th Vice President of India (1992–1997).
Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in Perumthanam, Uzhavoor village in the princely state of Travancore (present-day Kottayam district, Kerala). He studied political science at the London School of Economics. Narayanan began his career in India as a member of the Indian Foreign Service in the Nehru administration. He served as ambassador to Japan, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Turkey, China, and the United States. He has also been referred to as “the country’s best diplomat.”.

He entered politics at the request of Indira Gandhi and won three consecutive general elections to the Lok Sabha. He also served as a Minister of State in Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s cabinet. Kocheril Raman Narayanan was the first person from the Dalit community to hold the post of Vice President.
Narayanan is regarded as an independent and outspoken president who set many precedents and expanded the scope of India’s highest constitutional office. He set another new precedent by becoming the first Indian President to vote while in office.

11:Krishna Kant (Tenure: 21 August 1997 to 27 July 2002)
Krishan Kant (28 February 1927–27 July 2002) served as the tenth Vice President of India from 1997 until his death. Prior to this, he was the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997.

He was also a member of the Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977–1980) and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966–1972, 1972–1977).

12:Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1925 – 15 May 2010) was the 11th Vice President of India. He was elected to a five-year term as Vice President by the electoral college after the death of Krishan Kant. He held the post since August 2002.

He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times: from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992, and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

13: Mohammed Hamid Ansari
Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1 April 1937) is an Indian politician and retired Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the 12th Vice President of India from 2007 to 2017. Ansari joined the IFS in 1961. In a diplomatic career spanning 38 years, he served as the Indian Ambassador to Australia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. He also served as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations between 1993 and 1995.

He was appointed Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from 2000 to 2002. Later, he was the chairman of the National Commission for Minorities from 2006 to 2007. He was elected as the India on 10 August 2007 and assumed office on 11 August 2007. He was re-elected to the post on 7 August 2012 and was sworn in by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. His second term ended in August 2017.

14:Jajgadip Dhankar
Jagaddeep Dhankar was born on 18 May 1951. He has now been elected as the 14th Vice President of India. Before being elected , he was working as the Governor of West Bengal and before that he has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.