List of Vice Presidents of India: After the election of Vice-Presidential elections in 2022, which was held on August 6, 2022. The announcement regarding the elections was made by the Election Commission of India. On July 16, 2022, Jagdeep Dhankar became the Vice President of India. But on July 21, 2025, due to a health problem, the Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankar, gave his resignation before completing the tenure of five years.
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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. The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both houses of the Parliament, and the State Legislature has no role.
Article 63 of the Indian Constitution states that there shall be a Vice-President of India. As per Article 65 of the Indian Constitution, he is entitled to take important decisions in certain cases of contingency due to resignation, removal, death, impeachment, or the inability of the President of India to discharge functions.
Once elected, the Vice-President continues in office for a five-year term but can continue in office until a successor assumes office, irrespective of the expiry of the term.
Qualifications for Vice-President of India:
1. He must be a citizen of India.
2. He should not be less than 35 years.
3. He must be eligible for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
4. He must not be a member of the Rajya Sabha.
5. He should not hold any office of profit.
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 (1952-2025)
| 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 | 11 August 2022 | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 14 | Jagdeep Dhankhar | 11 August 2022 | 21 July 2025 | Droupadi Murmu |
Key Highlights
1- The post of Vice-President of India is taken from the US Constitution.
2- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice-President of India.
3- The current salary of the Vice President is Rs. 4 lakh per month (exclusive of allowances).
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