The second highest Constitutional Office in the Government of India is the Vice President. The highest Office is held by the President. Here is a list of Vice Presidents of India (1950-2021).
Vice President of India – Know more.
- According to Article 65 of the Indian Constitution, 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.
- He is also the ex-officio chairperson of Rajya Sabha.
- The election of the Vice President is carried out via electoral college. The members of both the houses elect the Vice President by means of a single transferable vote via a secret ballot.
- Term of Office – 5 years.
- Qualification to be a Vice President:
- Citizen of India who has completed the age of 35 years.
- He should not hold any office of profit under union government, state government, public authority, and local authority.
- Must be eligible for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
- He must not be a member of the Rajya Sabha.
- First Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Oath taken on 13 May 1952)
- Current Vice President of India – Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
- Number of Vice Presidents taken charge – 13
- The post of Vice president was taken from the US Constitution.
- Salary of Vice-President – 4 Lakh per month
- Termination of tenure:
- Resignation to be addressed to the President
- 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-President of India
Sl.No. |
Name of Vice President |
Term of Office |
1 |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
1952-57 |
2 |
Zakir Husain |
1962 |
3 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
1967-69 |
4 |
Gopal Swarup Pathak |
1969-74 |
5 |
Basappa Danappa Jatti |
1974-79 |
6 |
Mohammad Hidayatullah |
1979-84 |
7 |
Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
1984-87 |
8 |
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
1987-92 |
9 |
Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
1992-97 |
10 |
Krishan Kant |
1997-2002 |
11 |
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
2002-07 |
12 |
Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
2007-12, 2012-17 |
13 |
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu |
2017-present |
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