# List of vice presidents of India

* Top left: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first and longest-serving vice president of India.
* Top right: V. V. Giri was the first vice president to serve as acting president upon demise of the president.
* Bottom left: Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the longest-serving vice president and only vice president to serve under two presidents.
* Bottom right: Jagdeep Dhankhar is the current vice president.
The vice president of India is the second highest constitutional office in the government of India after the 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.
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. They can be removed by a resolution passed by an effective majority in the Rajya Sabha. 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. 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. He later served as the president. Following the death of Zakir Husain in 1969, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned from the post of vice president to contest the presidential election and got elected. Out of 14 vice presidents, six of them later went on to become the president. Krishan Kant has been the only one to die during his tenure. M. Venkaiah Naidu is the first vice president to be born after Independent India is formed.
On 11 August 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar took office as the vice president.

## 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:
| # | # | Name (Lifespan) | Home state | Term of office Duration in years and days | Term of office Duration in years and days | Mandate | Prior positions held | Party | President (Tenure) |
| | 1 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) | Tamil Nadu | 13 May 1952 | 13 May 1957 | 1952 (Unopposed) | Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (1939–1948) Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1949–1952) | Independent | Rajendra Prasad (26 Jan. 1950- 13. May 1962) |
| | 1 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) | Tamil Nadu | 13 May 1957 | 13 May 1962 | 1957 (Unopposed) | Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (1939–1948) Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1949–1952) | Independent | Rajendra Prasad (26 Jan. 1950- 13. May 1962) |
| Rajendra Prasad (26 Jan. 1950- 13. May 1962) ||
| Rajendra Prasad (26 Jan. 1950- 13. May 1962) |||||
| | 2 | Zakir Husain (1897–1969) | Andhra Pradesh | 13 May 1962 | 13 May 1967 | 1962 (95.3%) | Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (1948–1956) Nominated Member, Rajya Sabha (1952–1957) Governor of Bihar (1957–1962) | Independent | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (13 May. 1962 – 13 May. 1967) |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (13 May. 1962 – 13 May. 1967) ||
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (13 May. 1962 – 13 May. 1967) |||||
| | 3 | V. V. Giri (1894–1980) | Odisha | 13 May 1967 | 3 May 1969 | 1967 (71.45%) | Member, Imperial Legislative Assembly (1935–1937) Minister of Labour and Industry, Madras Presidency (1937–1939) High Commissioner to Ceylon (1947–1951) Union Minister of Labour (1952–1957) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1957–1960), Kerala (1960–1965) and Karnataka (1965–1967) | Independent | Zakir Husain (13 May. 1967 – 3 May. 1969) |
| Zakir Husain (13 May. 1967 – 3 May. 1969) ||
| Zakir Husain (13 May. 1967 – 3 May. 1969) |||||
| Position vacant (3 May 1969 – 31 August 1969) |||||||||||
| | 4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982) | Uttar Pradesh | 31 August 1969 | 31 August 1974 | 1969 (52.7%) | Judge, Allahabad High Court (1945–1946) Member, Rajya Sabha (1960–1966) Union Minister of Law (1966–1967) Governor of Mysore (1967–1969) | Independent | V. V. Giri (24 Aug. 1969 – 24 Aug. 1974) |
| V. V. Giri (24 Aug. 1969 – 24 Aug. 1974) ||
| | 4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982) | Uttar Pradesh | Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor V. V. Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president. | Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor V. V. Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president. | Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor V. V. Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president. | Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor V. V. Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president. | Former union minister and governor. Elected as the fourth vice president in 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his predecessor V. V. Giri by defeating six other candidates. Retired upon completion of tenure in 1974. First vice president to not get elected as president. | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (24 Aug. 1974 – 11 Feb. 1977) |
| | 5 | B. D. Jatti (1912–2002) | Karnataka | 31 August 1974 | 31 August 1979 | 1974 (78.7%) | Chief Minister of Mysore State (1958–1962) Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry (1968–1972) Governor of Orissa (1972–1974) | Indian National Congress | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (24 Aug. 1974 – 11 Feb. 1977) |
| | 5 | B. D. Jatti (1912–2002) | Karnataka | 5 years, 0 days | 5 years, 0 days | 1974 (78.7%) | Chief Minister of Mysore State (1958–1962) Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry (1968–1972) Governor of Orissa (1972–1974) | Indian National Congress | Self (acting) (11 Feb. 1977 – 25 Jul. 1977) |
| | 5 | B. D. Jatti (1912–2002) | Karnataka | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (25 Jul. 1977 – 25 Jul. 1982) |
| | 6 | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) | Madhya Pradesh | 31 August 1979 | 31 August 1984 | 1979 (Unopposed) | Chief Justice, Nagpur High Court (1954–1956) Chief Justice, Madhya Pradesh High Court (1956–1958) Judge, Supreme Court of India (1958–1968) Chief Justice of India (1968–1970) Acting President of India (1969) | Independent | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (25 Jul. 1977 – 25 Jul. 1982) |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (25 Jul. 1977 – 25 Jul. 1982) ||
| | 6 | Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) | Madhya Pradesh | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Giani Zail Singh (25 Jul. 1982 – 25 Jul. 1987) |
| | 7 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910–2009) | Tamil Nadu | 31 August 1984 | 24 July 1987 | 1984 (71.05%) | Member, Lok Sabha (1952–1957) Minister of Industries, Labour, Co-operation, etc., Madras State (1957–1967) Union Minister of Finance (1980–1982) Union Minister of Home Affairs (1982) Union Minister of Defence (1982–1984) | Indian National Congress | Giani Zail Singh (25 Jul. 1982 – 25 Jul. 1987) |
| Giani Zail Singh (25 Jul. 1982 – 25 Jul. 1987) ||
| Giani Zail Singh (25 Jul. 1982 – 25 Jul. 1987) |||||
| Position vacant (24 July 1987 – 3 September 1987) |||||||||||
| | 8 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) | Madhya Pradesh | 3 September 1987 | 24 July 1992 | 1987 (Unopposed) | Chief Minister of Bhopal State (1952–1956) National President, Indian National Congress (1972–1974) Union Minister of Communications (1974–1977) Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1984–1985), Punjab (1985), and Maharashtra (1985–1987) | Indian National Congress | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (25 Jul. 1987 – 25 Jul. 1992) |
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman (25 Jul. 1987 – 25 Jul. 1992) ||
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman (25 Jul. 1987 – 25 Jul. 1992) |||||
| Position vacant (24 July 1992 – 21 August 1992) |||||||||||
| | 9 | K. R. Narayanan (1920–2005) | Kerala | 21 August 1992 | 24 July 1997 | 1992 (99.86%) | Ambassador of Thailand (1967–1969) and Turkey (1973–1975) Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (1975–1976) Ambassador to China (1976–1978) and the United States (1980–1984) Member, Lok Sabha (1984–1992) Union Minister of State, Planning (1985), External Affairs (1985–1986), Science and Technology (1986–1989) | Indian National Congress | Shankar Dayal Sharma (25 Jul. 1992 – 25 Jul. 1997) |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma (25 Jul. 1992 – 25 Jul. 1997) ||
| Shankar Dayal Sharma (25 Jul. 1992 – 25 Jul. 1997) |||||
| Position vacant (24 July 1997 – 21 August 1997) |||||||||||
| | 10 | Krishan Kant (1927–2002) | Punjab | 21 August 1997 | 27 July 2002 | 1997 (61.76%) | Member, Rajya Sabha (1966–1977) Member, Lok Sabha (1977–1980) Governor of Andhra Pradesh (1990–1997) and Tamil Nadu (1996–1997) | Janata Dal | K. R. Narayanan (25 Jul. 1997 – 25 Jul. 2002) |
| K. R. Narayanan (25 Jul. 1997 – 25 Jul. 2002) ||
| K. R. Narayanan (25 Jul. 1997 – 25 Jul. 2002) |||||
| Position vacant (27 July 2002 – 19 August 2002) |||||||||||
| | 11 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1925–2010) | Rajasthan | 19 August 2002 | 21 July 2007 | 2002 (59.82%) | Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952–1972, 1977–1998) Member, Rajya Sabha (1973–1977) Chief Minister of Rajasthan (1977–1980, 1990–1992, 1993–1998) Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1980–1985, 1998–2002) | Bharatiya Janata Party | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (25 Jul. 2002 – 25 Jul. 2007) |
| A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (25 Jul. 2002 – 25 Jul. 2007) ||
| A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (25 Jul. 2002 – 25 Jul. 2007) |||||
| Position vacant (21 July 2007 – 11 August 2007) |||||||||||
| | 12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1937) | West Bengal | 11 August 2007 | 11 August 2012 | 2007 (60.50%) | Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976–1980) High Commissioner to Australia (1985–1989) Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989–1990), Iran (1990–1992), Saudi Arabia (1995–1999) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1993–1995) Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University (2000–2002) Chairman, National Commission for Minorities (2006–2007) | Indian National Congress | Pratibha Patil (25 Jul. 2007 – 25 Jul. 2012) |
| | 12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1937) | West Bengal | 11 August 2007 | 11 August 2012 | 2007 (60.50%) | Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976–1980) High Commissioner to Australia (1985–1989) Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989–1990), Iran (1990–1992), Saudi Arabia (1995–1999) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1993–1995) Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University (2000–2002) Chairman, National Commission for Minorities (2006–2007) | Indian National Congress | Pranab Mukherjee (25 Jul. 2012 – 25 Jul. 2017) |
| | 12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1937) | West Bengal | 11 August 2012 | 11 August 2017 | 2012 (67.31%) | Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976–1980) High Commissioner to Australia (1985–1989) Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989–1990), Iran (1990–1992), Saudi Arabia (1995–1999) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1993–1995) Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University (2000–2002) Chairman, National Commission for Minorities (2006–2007) | Indian National Congress | Pranab Mukherjee (25 Jul. 2012 – 25 Jul. 2017) |
| | 12 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari (born 1937) | West Bengal | 11 August 2012 | 11 August 2017 | 2012 (67.31%) | Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1976–1980) High Commissioner to Australia (1985–1989) Ambassador to Afghanistan (1989–1990), Iran (1990–1992), Saudi Arabia (1995–1999) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1993–1995) Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University (2000–2002) Chairman, National Commission for Minorities (2006–2007) | Indian National Congress | Ram Nath Kovind (25 Jul. 2017 – 25 Jul. 2022) |
| Ram Nath Kovind (25 Jul. 2017 – 25 Jul. 2022) ||
| Ram Nath Kovind (25 Jul. 2017 – 25 Jul. 2022) |||||
| | 13 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1949) | Andhra Pradesh | 11 August 2017 | 11 August 2022 | 2017 (67.89%) | Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1978–1985) State President, Andhra Pradesh BJP (1988–93) Member, Rajya Sabha (1998–2016, 2016–2017) Union Minister of Rural Development(2000–2002), Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (2014–2017), Parliamentary Affairs (2014–2016), and Information and Broadcasting (2016–2017) National President, Bharatiya Janata Party (2002–2004) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ram Nath Kovind (25 Jul. 2017 – 25 Jul. 2022) |
| Ram Nath Kovind (25 Jul. 2017 – 25 Jul. 2022) ||
| | 13 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1949) | Andhra Pradesh | 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 Order of the Green Crescent [fr] of the Comoros during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022. | 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 Order of the Green Crescent [fr] of the Comoros during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022. | 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 Order of the Green Crescent [fr] of the Comoros during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022. | 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 Order of the Green Crescent [fr] of the Comoros during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022. | 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 Order of the Green Crescent [fr] of the Comoros during his visit to the Comoros in 2019. Tenure also marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Retired from office upon completion of tenure in 2022. | Droupadi Murmu (25 Jul. 2022 – present) |
| | 14 | Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 1951) | Rajasthan | 11 August 2022 | Incumbent | 2022 (74.37%) | Member, Lok Sabha (1989–1991) Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs (1990–1991) Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1993–1998) Governor of West Bengal (2019–2022) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Droupadi Murmu (25 Jul. 2022 – present) |
| Droupadi Murmu (25 Jul. 2022 – present) ||
| Droupadi Murmu (25 Jul. 2022 – present) |||||

## Statistics

* Independent (35.713%)
* Indian National Congress (35.713%)
* Janata Dal (7.143%)
* Bharatiya Janata Party (21.431%)