V. V. Giri

***Varahagiri Venkata Giri*** commonly known as **V. V. Giri**, was the fourth President of India. He was also the 3rd Vice President of India. He was the President from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. As President, Giri was the only person to be elected as an independent candidate. He was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed as President in 1974. After the end of his full term, Giri was honoured by the Government of India with the Bharat Ratna in 1975. Giri died on 24 June 1980.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: V. V. Giri
- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency
- **image**: VV Giri 1974 stamp of India.jpg
- **caption**: V. V. Giri
- **office**: List of Presidents of India, 4th President of India
- **vicepresident**: Gopal Swarup Pathak
- **term start**: 24 August 1969
- **term end**: 24 August 1974
- **predecessor**: Mohammad Hidayatullah <small>(Acting)</small>
- **successor**: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- **primeminister2**: Indira Gandhi
- **term start2**: 3 May 1969
- **term end2**: 20 July 1969
- **predecessor2**: Zakir Hussain (politician), Zakir Hussain
- **successor2**: Mohammad Hidayatullah <small>(Acting)</small>
- **primeminister3**: Indira Gandhi
- **office3**: List of Vice Presidents of India, 3rd Vice President of India
- **primeminister4**: Indira Gandhi
- **president3**: Zakir Hussain (politician), Zakir Hussain
- **term start3**: 13 May 1967
- **term end3**: 3 May 1969
- **predecessor3**: Zakir Hussain (politician), Zakir Hussain
- **successor3**: Gopal Swarup Pathak
- **office4**: List of Governors of Karnataka, Governor of Mysore State
- **1blankname4**: Chief Minister
- **1namedata4**: S. Nijalingappa
- **term start4**: 2 April 1965
- **term end4**: 13 May 1967
- **predecessor4**: Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh
- **successor4**: Gopal Swarup Pathak
- **office5**: List of Governors of Kerala, Governor of Kerala
- **1blankname5**: Chief Minister
- **1namedata5**: Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, Pattom Thanu Pillai
R. Sankar
- **term start5**: 1 July 1960
- **term end5**: 2 April 1965
- **predecessor5**: Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
- **successor5**: Ajit Prasad Jain
- **office6**: List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of Uttar Pradesh
- **1blankname6**: Chief Minister
- **1namedata6**: Sampurnanand
- **term start6**: 10 June 1956
- **term end6**: 30 June 1960
- **predecessor6**: Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
- **successor6**: Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
- **office7**: Minister of Industry, Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency
- **1blankname7**: Chief Minister
- **1namedata7**: Tanguturi Prakasam
- **term start7**: 30 April 1946
- **term end7**: 23 March 1947
- **birth name**: Varahagiri Venkata Giri
- **birth place**: Berhampur,
Ganjam District, Madras Presidency, British India (Present day Odisha, India)
- **death place**: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
(now Chennai)
- **party**: Independent politician, Independent
- **spouse**: Saraswati Bai (1904–1978)
- **relatives**: * Adruti Laxmibai (sister)
* Palagummi Sainath (grandson)
- **alma mater**: Khallikote College
University College Dublin
- **nationality**: Indian
- **awards**: Bharat Ratna (1975)
- **signature alt**: Varahagiri Venkatagiri Signature in English