List of all Vice-Presidents of India from 1947 to 2022, Former and Current Up Rashtrapati Name, Tenu
The Vice-President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in the Government of India and is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. M Venkaiah Naidu is the current Vice President of India who assumed office on 11 August 2017. Check the complete list of all the Vice-Presidents of India along with their tenures.The Vice-President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in the Government of India and is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. M Venkaiah Naidu is the current Vice President of India who assumed office on 11 August 2017. Check the complete list of all the Vice-Presidents of India along with their tenures.
Term of Office: Vice-President is elected for 5 years and is eligible for immediate re-election. However, he can be terminated before his tenure through these methods:
(i) Resignation to be addressed to the President (ii) Removal- by a resolution of the council of states passed by the majority of its members and agreed to by the Lok Sabha.
List of Vice-Presidents of India and their term of office (1952-2022)
| S. No. | Vice-President | Tenure (From) | Tenure (To) | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 13 May 1967 | 20 July 1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
| 4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak | 31 August 1969 | 30 August 1974 | V. V. Giri |
| Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | ||||
| 5 | Basappa Danappa Jatti | 31 August 1974 | 30 August 1979 | Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | ||||
| 6 | Justice Muhammad Hidayatullah | 31 August 1979 | 30 August 1984 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Giani Zail Singh | ||||
| 7 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 31 August 1984 | 24 July 1987 | Giani Zail Singh |
| 8 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 7 September 1987 | 24 July 1992 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| 9 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan | 21 August 1992 | 24 July 1997 | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 10 | Krishan Kant | 21 August 1997 | 27 July 2002 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | ||||
| 11 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 19 August 2002 | 21 July 2007 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | 11 August 2007 | 10 August 2017 | Pratibha Patil |
| Pranab Mukherjee | ||||
| Ram Nath Kovind | ||||
| 13 | M Venkaiah Naidu | 11 August 2017 | Incumbent | Ram Nath Kovind |
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