List of Vice-Presidents of India

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GS Paper 2: Indian Constitution- Historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

Vice-Presidents of India

Constitutional Provisions: The Office of the Vice-President of India is mentioned in Part V of the Constitution of India under Chapter I (Executive).
- Article 63 of the Indian Constitution mentions the post of Vice-President.
- The Constitutional Articles from 63-73 deal with the qualifications, election and removal of the Vice-President of India.
Constitutional Status: The Vice-President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in the country.
Present Vice-President: Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is the current Vice President of India and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Vice President holds the position for five years from the date he enters the office of Vice-President.
Vacancy:
- End of term: Vacancy is created when his five years term ends.
- By way of Resignation: The Vice-President of India can resign before five years by handing over his resignation to the President.
- By Way of Removal: Vice President can be removed by the Parliament.
- On his death
- Invalidity of His Election: A vacancy is also created when his election is declared void by the Supreme Court of India.

Vice – President of India	Term of office
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice-President of India)	13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962
Zakir Hussain	13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967
V. V. Giri	13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969
Gopal Swarup Pathak	31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974
B. D. Jatti	31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979
Mohammad Hidayatullah	31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984
R. Venkataraman	31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987
Shankar Dayal Sharma	3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992
K. R. Narayanan	21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997
Krishan Kant	21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat	19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007
Mohammad Hamid Ansari	11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 – 11 August 2017
Venkaiah Naidu	11 August 2017 – Incumbent