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 |Top left: [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] was the first and longest-serving vice president of India.
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The [[vice president of India]] is the second highest constitutional office in the [[government of India]] after the [[President of India|president]]. In accordance with Article 63 of the [[Constitution of India]], the vice president discharges the functions of the president when a contingency arises due to the resignation, removal, death, impeachment or the inability of the president to discharge their functions. They are also the ''[[ex officio]]'' chairperson of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]].<ref name=nn>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsnation.in/india-news/powers-and-responsibilities-of-vice-president-of-india-article-177178.html|title=Powers and responsibilities of Vice President of India|website=News Nation|date=17 July 2017|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/fact-box-vice-president-of-india-1502173602-1|title=Fact Box: Vice President of India|last=Jha|first=Jitesh|work=Dainik Jagran|date=8 August 2017|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205003517/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/fact-box-vice-president-of-india-1502173602-1|archive-date=5 December 2017|url-status=live}}
</ref>

The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of all members of both houses of the Parliament in accordance with the system of [[proportional representation]] by means of the [[single transferable vote]] via a secret ballot conducted by the [[Election Commission of India]]. Once elected the vice president continues in office for a five-year term, but can continue in office irrespective of the expiry of the term, until a successor assumes office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prsindia.org/theprsblog/examining-anti-trafficking-bill-2018|title=Following the elections of the Vice President of India|last=Relhan|first=Vibhor|publisher=PRS Legislative Research|date=5 August 2017|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> They can be removed by a resolution passed by an effective majority in the Rajya Sabha.<ref>
{{cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/practice_procedure/book1.asp|title=The Upper House of Indian Parliament|publisher=Rajya Sabha|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407101930/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/practice_procedure/book1.asp|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}
</ref> They are responsible for the protection of the rights and privileges of the members of the Council of States. They also decide whether a bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha is a financial bill.<ref name=nn/>
There have been 14 vice presidents since the inception of the post in 1950. The first vice president of India, [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], took oath at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] on 13 May 1952.<ref>
{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-sarvepalli-radhakrishnan-to-venkaiah-naidu-all-the-vice-presidents-of-india/articleshow/59932876.cms|title=From Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to Venkaiah Naidu: All the Vice Presidents of India|work=The Times of India|date=5 August 2017|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911065932/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-sarvepalli-radhakrishnan-to-venkaiah-naidu-all-the-vice-presidents-of-india/articleshow/59932876.cms|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}
</ref> He later served as the president.<ref>
{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/17/archives/radhakrishnan-of-india-philosopher-dead-at-86.html|title=Radhakrishnan of India, Philosopher, Dead at 86|last=Greenhouse|first=Linda|work=The New York Times|date=17 April 1975|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212090229/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/17/archives/radhakrishnan-of-india-philosopher-dead-at-86.html|archive-date=12 December 2018|url-status=live}}
</ref> Following the death of [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]] in 1969, [[Varahagiri Venkata Giri]] resigned from the post of vice president to contest the presidential election and got elected.<ref name=it>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/venkaiah-naidu-gopalkrishna-gandhi-vice-presidential-election-1024892-2017-07-18|title=Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalkrishna Gandhi: 6 vice-presidents who went on to become presidents|work=India Today|date=18 July 2017|access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref> Out of 14 vice presidents, six of them later went on to become the president.<ref name=it/> [[Krishan Kant]] has been the only one to die during his tenure.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/2002/jul/27vp1.htm|title=Krishan Kant is first vice-president to die in office|last=Jafri|first=Syed Amin|work=Rediff.com|date=27 July 2002|access-date=2 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031948/http://m.rediff.com/news/2002/jul/27vp1.htm|archive-date=16 December 2018|url-status=live}}
</ref> [[M. Venkaiah Naidu]]<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/venkaiah-naidu-sworn-in-as-vice-president/article19471240.ece|title=Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as Vice-President|date=11 August 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209173947/http://rstv.nic.in/rstv/aboutus.asp|archive-date=9 February 2014|url-status=live}}
</ref> is the first vice president to be born after [[Independent India]] is formed.

On 11 August [[2022 Indian vice-presidential election|2022]], [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] took office as the 14th vice president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-08-11 |title=Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice President of India |url=https://theprint.in/india/jagdeep-dhankhar-takes-oath-as-indias-14th-vice-president/1078319/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=[[ThePrint]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==List==
This list is numbered based on vice presidents elected after winning an Indian vice presidential election. The vice president of India does not represent any political party. The colors used in the table indicate the following:

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{| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
|+
! colspan="2"| #
! Portrait
! style="width:14em" | Name<br>{{small|(Lifespan)}}
! style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="2"| Term of office<br>{{small|Duration in years and days}}
! style="width:5em"| Mandate
! style="width:20em"| Prior positions held
! style="width:7em"| Party
! style="width:10em" |President<br />{{small|(Tenure)}}
|-
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
!rowspan="4"| 1
|rowspan="4"| [[File:Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="4"| '''[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(1888{{ndash}}1975)}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1952
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1957
|[[1952 Indian vice presidential election|1952]]<br>{{small|(Unopposed)}}
|rowspan="3" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University]] {{small|(1939{{ndash}}1948)}}
* [[List of ambassadors of India to Russia|Ambassador to the Soviet Union]] {{small|(1949{{ndash}}1952)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Rajendra Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(26 Jan. 1950{{spaced ndash}}<br>13 May. 1962)}}
|-
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1957
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1962
|rowspan="2"| [[1957 Indian vice presidential election|1957]]<br>{{small|(Unopposed)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1952|5|13|1962|5|13}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Educationist and former diplomat. Elected as the first vice president of India on 13 May 1952 following the creation of the position and also became the first ''ex-officio'' Chairman of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. Re-elected for a second term in 1957 and continued to serve in office until being elected as the President in 1962.
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 2
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Zakir Husain, 2nd Vice President of India.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Zakir Husain]]'''<br>{{small|(1897{{ndash}}1969)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1962
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1967
|rowspan="2"| [[1962 Indian vice presidential election|1962]]<br>{{small|(95.3%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Vice-Chancellor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] {{small|(1948{{ndash}}1956)}}
* Nominated Member, [[Rajya Sabha]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
* [[Governor of Bihar]] {{small|(1957{{ndash}}1962)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(13 May. 1962 {{ndash}}<br>13 May. 1967)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1962|5|13|1967|5|13}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Educationist and former governor of Bihar. Elected as the second vice president in the 1962 election defeating [[N. C. Samantsinhar]]. First Muslim to be elected as vice president. Received the [[Bharat Ratna]] during vice presidency in 1963 and briefly served as Acting President in 1965 during the period of President Radhakrishnan's visit to United Kingdom to perform cataract surgery and during that period, imposed [[President's rule]] in Kerala. Relinquished office after being elected president in 1967.
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 3
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Varahagiri Venkata Giri, 3rd Vice President of India.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[V. V. Giri|Varahagiri Venkata Giri]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1980)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Odisha]]
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1967
|{{small|3 May}}<br>1969{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan="2"| [[1967 Indian vice presidential election|1967]]<br>{{small|(71.45%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Imperial Legislative Assembly]] {{small|(1935{{ndash}}1937)}}
* Minister of Labour and Industry, [[Madras Presidency]] {{small|(1937{{ndash}}1939)}}
* High Commissioner to Ceylon {{small|(1947{{ndash}}1951)}}
* [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Union Minister of Labour]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
* [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] {{small|(1957–1960)}}, [[Governor of Kerala|Kerala]] {{small|(1960–1965)}} and [[Governor of Karnataka|Karnataka]] {{small|(1965–1967)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Zakir Husain]]'''<br>{{small|(13 May. 1967{{spaced ndash}}<br>3 May. 1969)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1967|5|13|1969|5|3}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Labour leader, former union minister and former governor. Elected as the third vice president in the 1967 election defeating [[Mohammad Habib]]. Became Acting President following the demise of President [[Zakir Husain]] on 3 May 1969 and thereupon resigned from the vice presidency. First vice president to not complete full term in office.
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (3 May 1969 {{ndash}} 31 August 1969)
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 4
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Gopal Swarup Pathak1.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Gopal Swarup Pathak]]'''<br>{{small|(1896{{ndash}}1982)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1969
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1974
|rowspan="2"| [[1969 Indian vice presidential election|1969]]<br>{{small|(52.7%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Judge, [[Allahabad High Court]] {{small|(1945{{ndash}}1946)}}
* Member, [[Rajya Sabha]] {{small|(1960{{ndash}}1966)}}
* [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law]] {{small|(1966{{ndash}}1967)}}
* [[Governor of Karnataka|Governor of Mysore]] {{small|(1967{{ndash}}1969)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
!rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[V. V. Giri|Varahagiri Venkata Giri]]'''<br>{{small|(24 Aug. 1969{{spaced ndash}}<br>24 Aug. 1974)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1969|8|31|1974|8|31}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor Varahagiri Venkata Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president.
!rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(24 Aug. 1974{{spaced ndash}}<br>11 Feb. 1977)}}
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 5
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Basappa Danappa Jatti, 5th Vice President of India.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[B. D. Jatti|Basappa Danappa Jatti]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2002)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Karnataka]]
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1974
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1979
|rowspan="2"| [[1974 Indian vice presidential election|1974]]<br>{{small|(78.7%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Chief Minister of [[Mysore State]] {{small|(1958{{ndash}}1962)}}
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry]] {{small|(1968{{ndash}}1972)}}
* [[Governor of Orissa]] {{small|(1972{{ndash}}1974)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1969|8|31|1974|8|31}}
!style="font-weight:normal" | '''''Self'''''<br>(acting)<br>{{small|(11 Feb. 1977 {{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1977)}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former chief minister of Mysore and former governor. Elected as the fifth vice president in 1974 defeating his nearest rival [[Niral Enem Horo]]. Became Acting President on 11 February 1977 following the demise of president [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]] and served in the acting capacity till the election of [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] in July 1977. Retired as vice president upon completion of tenure in 1979.
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 1977{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1982)}}
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 6
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Mohammad Hidayatullah, 6th Vice President of India.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Mohammad Hidayatullah]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1992)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1979
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| [[1979 Indian vice presidential election|1979]]<br>{{small|(Unopposed)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Chief Justice, [[Madhya Pradesh High Court#Nagpur High Court|Nagpur High Court]] {{small|(1954{{ndash}}1956)}}
* Chief Justice, [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]] {{small|(1956{{ndash}}1958)}}
* [[List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India|Judge, Supreme Court of India]] {{small|(1958{{ndash}}1968)}}
* [[Chief Justice of India]] {{small|(1968{{ndash}}1970)}}
* Acting [[President of India]] {{small|(1969)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1979|8|31|1984|8|31}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former chief justice of the Supreme Court and former acting president. Elected unopposed as the sixth vice president in 1979 and became the only individual to have served on the top three constitutional positions in the nation, i.e. the President, Vice President and Chief Justice. Briefly acted as Acting President in 1982 during the period of medical absence of President Zail Singh. Retired as vice president upon completion of tenure in 1984.
!rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Zail Singh|Giani Zail Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 1982{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1987)}}
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 7
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Ramaswamy Venkataraman (2012 stamp of India) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2009)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1984
|{{small|24 July}}<br>1987{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan="2"| [[1984 Indian vice presidential election|1984]]<br>{{small|(71.05%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
* Minister of Industries, Labour, Co-operation, etc., [[Madras State]] {{small|(1957{{ndash}}1967)}}
* [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of Finance]] {{small|(1980{{ndash}}1982)}}
* [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]] {{small|(1982)}}
* [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of Defence]] {{small|(1982{{ndash}}1984)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1984|8|31|1987|7|24}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former union minister. Elected as the seventh vice president in 1984 after defeating [[B. C. Kamble]] in the vice presidential election. As vice president, he played important role in being deputed for president on making diplomatic visits and acting as a mediator for then prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] and president [[Zail Singh]]. Resigned from the vice presidency on the eve of assuming office as the President on 25 July 1987.
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (25 July 1987 {{ndash}} 3 September 1987)
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 8
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}1999)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|{{small|3 September}}<br>1987
|{{small|24 July}}<br>1992{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan="2"| [[1987 Indian vice presidential election|1987]]<br>{{small|(Unopposed)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Chief Minister of [[Bhopal State]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1956)}}
* [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President, Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1972{{ndash}}1974)}}
* [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Union Minister of Communications]] {{small|(1974{{ndash}}1977)}}
* [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] {{small|(1984{{ndash}}1985)}}, [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Punjab]] {{small|(1985)}}, and [[Governor of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1987)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 1987{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1992)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1987|9|3|1992|7|24}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former union minister. Elected unopposed as the eighth vice president in 1987 to fill the vacancy caused by the election of then vice president Ramasamy Venkataraman as the President. Offered to resign in 1988 after his decision, as ''ex-officio'' Chairman of Rajya Sabha, to admit a discussion in the house of the purported extravagance of the then governor of Andhra Pradesh was vociferously objected to by members of the government and several ministers of the council of ministers led the protests against his ruling. In 1991, he was offered the presidency of Congress Party and later the premiership after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, both offers were declined by him. He resigned as the vice president in 1992 after being elected as the President. 
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (25 July 1992 {{ndash}} 21 August 1992)
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 9
|rowspan="3"| [[File:President Clinton with Indian president K. R. Narayanan (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[K. R. Narayanan|Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2005)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Kerala]]
|{{small|21 August}}<br>1992
|{{small|24 July}}<br>1997{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan="2"| [[1992 Indian vice presidential election|1992]]<br>{{small|(99.86%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Ambassador of [[Thailand]] {{small|(1967{{ndash}}1969)}} and [[Turkey]] {{small|(1973{{ndash}}1975)}}
* [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs]] {{small|(1975{{ndash}}1976)}}
* Ambassador to [[China–India relations|China]] {{small|(1976{{ndash}}1978)}} and [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|the United States]] {{small|(1980{{ndash}}1984)}}
* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1984{{ndash}}1992)}}
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Planning (India)|Planning]] {{small|(1985)}}, [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1986)}}, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Science and Technology]] {{small|(1986{{ndash}}1989)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 1992{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1997)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1992|8|21|1997|7|24}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former diplomat and former union minister. Elected as the ninth vice president in 1992 defeating his rival candidate [[Kaka Joginder Singh]]. First Dalit vice president of India. Resigned from the vice presidency in 1997 after being elected as the President.
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (25 July 1997 {{ndash}} 21 August 1997)
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 10
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Krishan Kant, 10th Vice President of India.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Krishan Kant]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2002)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|{{small|21 August}}<br>1997
|{{small|27 July}}<br>2002{{ref label|†|†|†}}
|rowspan="2"| [[1997 Indian vice presidential election|1997]]<br>{{small|(61.76%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Rajya Sabha]] {{small|(1966{{ndash}}1977)}}
* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1977{{ndash}}1980)}}
* [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] {{small|(1990{{ndash}}1997)}} and [[Governor of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] {{small|(1996{{ndash}}1997)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[K. R. Narayanan|Kochirel Raman Narayanan]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 1997{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2002)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1997|8|21|2002|7|27}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former parliamentarian and former governor. Elected as the tenth vice president in 1997 defeating his rival candidate [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. While serving as vice-president during the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack|2001 Parliament attack]], terrorists used fake labels to gain access to the premises and they crashed into his car. Died in office on 27 July 2002, becoming the first and only vice president to die in office.
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (27 July 2002 {{ndash}} 19 August 2002)
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 11
|rowspan="3"| [[File:The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in a Traditional Rajasthani Turban during a book release function in New Delhi on January 27, 2004.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2010)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Rajasthan]]
|{{small|19 August}}<br>2002
|{{small|21 July}}<br>2007{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
|rowspan="2"| [[2002 Indian vice presidential election|2002]]<br>{{small|(59.82%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1972, 1977{{ndash}}1998)}}
* Member, [[Rajya Sabha]] {{small|(1973{{ndash}}1977)}}
* [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]] {{small|(1977{{ndash}}1980, 1990{{ndash}}1992, 1993{{ndash}}1998)}}
* Leader of Opposition, [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] {{small|(1980{{ndash}}1985, 1998{{ndash}}2002)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
!rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 2002{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2007)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|2002|8|21|2007|7|21}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former chief minister of Rajasthan. Elected as the eleventh vice president in 2002 defeating his rival candidate [[Sushilkumar Shinde]] of the [[Indian National Congress]]. First-ever [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] to be elected as vice president. Nominated as the opposition candidate against [[Pratibha Patil]] in the [[2007 Indian presidential election|2007 presidential election]] in which he was defeated. Resigned from the vice presidency on 21 July 2007 after being defeated in the presidential election.
|-
|colspan="11"| ''Position vacant'' (21 July 2007 {{ndash}} 11 August 2007)
|-
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!rowspan="6"| 12
|rowspan="6"| [[File:The Vice President Shri M. Hamid Ansari in July 2016.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="6"| '''[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1937)}}
|rowspan="6"| [[West Bengal]]
|rowspan="2"| {{small|11 August}}<br>2007
|rowspan="2"| {{small|11 August}}<br>2012
|rowspan="2"| [[2007 Indian vice presidential election|2007]]<br>{{small|(60.50%)}}
|rowspan="5" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* [[List of ambassadors of India to the United Arab Emirates|Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates]] {{small|(1976{{ndash}}1980)}}
* High Commissioner to [[Australia]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1989)}}
* Ambassador to [[Afghanistan]] {{small|(1989{{ndash}}1990)}}, [[Iran]] {{small|(1990{{ndash}}1992)}}, [[Saudi Arabia]] {{small|(1995{{ndash}}1999)}}
* [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]] {{small|(1993{{ndash}}1995)}}
* Vice-Chancellor, [[Aligarh Muslim University]] {{small|(2000{{ndash}}2002)}}
* Chairman, [[National Commission for Minorities]] {{small|(2006{{ndash}}2007)}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
!style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Pratibha Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 2007{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2012)}}
|-
!rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 2012{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2017)}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{small|11 August}}<br>2012
|rowspan="2"| {{small|11 August}}<br>2017
|rowspan="3"| [[2012 Indian vice presidential election|2012]]<br>{{small|(67.31%)}}
|-
!rowspan="5" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Ram Nath Kovind]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 2017{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2022)}}
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|2007|8|11|2017|8|11}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former diplomat. Elected as the twelfth vice president in 2007 defeating his rival candidates [[Najma Heptulla]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Rasheed Masood]] of the [[Samajwadi Party]]. Re-elected to office for a second term in 2012 by defeating his rival candidate [[Jaswant Singh]] of the Bharatiya Janata Party. First and only vice president since [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] to be re-elected to office and the longest-serving vice president. Retired from office upon completion of tenure on 11 August 2017, becoming the first vice president to serve under three presidents.
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 13
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{small|11 August}}<br>2017
|{{small|11 August}}<br>2022
|rowspan="2"| [[2017 Indian vice presidential election|2017]]<br>{{small|(67.89%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] {{small|(1978{{ndash}}1985)}}
* State President, [[Andhra Pradesh]] [[BJP]] {{small|(1988–93)}}
* Member, [[Rajya Sabha]] {{small|(1998{{ndash}}2016, 2016{{ndash}}2017)}}
* [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Minister of Rural Development]]{{small|(2000{{ndash}}2002)}}, [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]] {{small|(2014{{ndash}}2017)}}, [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]] {{small|(2014{{ndash}}2016)}}, and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] {{small|(2016{{ndash}}2017)}}
* [[President of the Bharatiya Janata Party|National President, Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2002{{ndash}}2004)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|2017|8|11|2022|8|11}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former union minister and parliamentarian. Elected as the thirteenth vice president in 2017 defeating his rival candidate [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]] of the [[Indian National Congress]]. First vice president to be born after independence. Made several state visits during tenure as vice president and received the Commander of the {{ill|Order of the Green Crescent|fr|Ordre du Croissant vert}} of the [[Comoros]] during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022.
!rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Droupadi Murmu]]'''<br>{{small|(25 Jul. 2022{{spaced ndash}}<br>present)}}
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
!rowspan="3"| 14
|rowspan="3"| [[File:Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar official portrait (2) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Rajasthan]]
|{{small|11 August}}<br>2022
|Incumbent
|rowspan="2"| [[2022 Indian vice presidential election|2022]]<br>{{small|(74.37%)}}
|rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1989{{ndash}}1991)}}
* [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs]] {{small|(1990{{ndash}}1991)}}
* Member, [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] {{small|(1993{{ndash}}1998)}}
* [[Governor of West Bengal]] {{small|(2019{{ndash}}2022)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
!colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|2022|8|11}}
|-
|colspan="5" align="left" style="font-size:95%"| Former union minister, parliamentarian and governor. Elected as the fourteenth vice president in 2022 defeating his rival candidate [[Margaret Alva]] of the [[Indian National Congress]]. First vice president to be born after India's becoming a republic in 1950. Currently serving in office.
|-
|}

==Statistics==
 
{{Pie chart
 | caption= Representation of vice presidents by party of candidacy
 | label1 = Independent
 | value1 = 35.713| color1 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
 | label2 = Indian National Congress
 | value2 = 35.713| color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
 | label3 = Janata Dal
 | value3 = 7.143| color3 = {{party color|Janata Dal}}
 | label4 = Bharatiya Janata Party
 | value4 = 21.431| color4 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
 }}

;Timeline
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 from: 13/05/1952 till: 12/05/1962 color:IND text:"[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|Radhakrishnan]]" fontsize:10
 from: 13/05/1962 till: 12/05/1967 color:IND text:"[[Zakir Husain (politician)|Husain]]"  fontsize:10
 from: 13/05/1967 till: 03/05/1969 color:IND text:"[[V. V. Giri|Giri]]" fontsize:10
 from: 31/08/1969 till: 30/08/1974 color:IND text:"[[Gopal Swarup Pathak|Pathak]]" fontsize:10
 from: 31/08/1974 till: 30/08/1979 color:INC text:"[[B. D. Jatti|Jatti]]" fontsize:10
 from: 31/08/1979 till: 30/08/1984 color:IND text:"[[M. Hidayatullah|Hidayatullah]]" fontsize:10
 from: 31/08/1984 till: 24/07/1987 color:INC text:"[[R. Venkataraman|Venkataraman]]" fontsize:10
 from: 03/09/1987 till: 24/07/1992 color:INC text:"[[Shanker Dayal Sharma|Sharma]]" fontsize:10
 from: 21/08/1992 till: 24/07/1997 color:INC text:"[[K. R. Narayanan|Narayanan]]" fontsize:10
 from: 21/08/1997 till: 27/07/2002 color:JD text:"[[Krishan Kant|Kant]]" fontsize:10
 from: 19/08/2002 till: 21/07/2007 color:BJP text:"[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat|Shekhawat]]" fontsize:10
 from: 11/08/2007 till: 10/08/2017 color:INC text:"[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari|Ansari]]" fontsize:10
 from: 11/08/2017 till: 10/08/2022 color:BJP text:"[[Venkaiah Naidu|Naidu]]" fontsize:10
 from: 11/08/2022 till: end color:BJP text:"[[Jagdeep Dhankhar|Dhankhar]]" fontsize:10
}}

==See also==
* [[President of India]]
* [[Vice President of India]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]]
* [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]]
* [[List of presidents of India]]
* [[List of prime ministers of India]]
* [[Spouse of the Vice President of India]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/ Vice-President of India (official website)]

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