{"id":6452,"date":"2021-05-21T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ixambee.com\/blog\/?p=6452"},"modified":"2021-05-21T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T08:30:16","slug":"list-of-vice-presidents-in-india-and-their-term-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ixambee.com\/list-of-vice-presidents-in-india-and-their-term-of-office","title":{"rendered":"List of Vice-Presidents in India and their Term of Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The list of India’s vice-presidents<\/strong> is important for any competitive exam. Banking, UPSC, SSC, railways, and other exams are among them. This article has included a list of Vice President of India<\/strong>. You are recommended to read this list before taking the exam to achieve higher scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Indian Constitution, the position of Vice-President is the second most powerful authority in our nation. The powers and responsibilities associated with this post are just below the powers of the President of India. Mr. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, the incumbent vice president of India, ranked number 13 on the list of Indian vice presidents. The vice-presidents of India<\/strong> include all vice-presidents appointed under Article 63 of the Indian Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vice President performs the President’s duties in the case of an emergency, absence, or death. In such cases, the vice-president takes the position of president. Article 65 of the Indian constitution grants him these powers. He has complete authority to make or take any required decisions or acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President of India List<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Post-independence, till now a total of 13 entities were selected for the role of Vice-President. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as India’s first vice president. On May 13, 1952, he took the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The following is a tabular list of India’s vice presidents from 1950 to 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. No.<\/strong><\/td>Vice – President<\/strong><\/td>Took Office<\/strong><\/td>Left Office<\/strong><\/td>President<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan<\/td>13 May 1952<\/td>12 May 1962<\/td>Dr. Rajendra Prasad (First President of India)<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Dr. Zakir Hussain<\/td>13 May 1962<\/td>13 May 1967<\/td>Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Sh. Varahagiri Venkata Giri<\/td>13 May 1967<\/td>3 May 1969<\/td>Dr. Zakir Hussain<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Gopal Swarup Pathak<\/td>1 September 1969<\/td>1 September 1974<\/td>Sh. Varahagiri Venkata Giri<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Basappa Danappa Jatti<\/td>1 September 1974<\/td>25 July 1977<\/td>Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Justice Muhammad Hidayatullah<\/td>25 August 1977<\/td>25 July 1982<\/td>Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Ramaswamy Venkataraman<\/td>25 August 1982<\/td>25 July 1987<\/td>Giani Zail Singh<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Shankar Dayal Sharma<\/td>3 September 1987<\/td>24 July 1992<\/td>Ramaswamy Venkataraman<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Kocheril Raman Narayanan<\/td>21 August 1992<\/td>24 July 1997<\/td>Shankar Dayal Sharma<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Krishan Kant<\/td>21 August 1997<\/td>27 July 2002<\/td>Kocheril Raman Narayanan<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Bhairon Singh Shekhawat<\/td>19 August 2002<\/td>21 July 2007<\/td>A. P. J. Abdul Kalam<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/strong><\/td>Mohammad Hamid Ansari<\/strong>(Longest serving Vice President and  chairman of Rajya Sabha)<\/strong><\/td>11 August 2007<\/strong><\/td>10 August 2017<\/strong><\/td>Pratibha Patil (2007-2012)<\/strong>
Pranab Mujherjee<\/strong>(2012-2017)<\/strong>
Ram Nath Kovind (2017)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>M Venkaiah Naidu<\/td>Aug 06, 2017<\/td>Incumbent<\/td>Ram Nath Kovind<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility Criteria for a Vice President<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The candidate must fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria to be on the list of vice presidents of India:<\/p>\n\n\n\n