Vice-President of India List
The vice president of India is the 2nd most important authoritative body after the President. There have been 13 vice presidents of India since the inception of the post in the Constitution. This article lists the Vice-Presidents of India from 1950 to 2022.
The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of all the members of both houses of the Parliament by the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote via a secret ballot conducted by the Election Commission of India.
List of Vice-President of India
| Vice Presidents of India | Party | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice-President of India) |
Independent |
|
| Zakir Hussain | Independent | 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 |
| V. V. Giri | Independent | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
| Gopal Swarup Pathak | Independent | 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974 |
| B. D. Jatti | Indian National Congress | 31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979 |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah | Independent | 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 |
| R. Venkataraman | Indian National Congress | 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987 |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | Indian National Congress | 3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992 |
| K. R. Narayanan | Indian National Congress | 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 |
| Krishan Kant | Janata Dal | 21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002 |
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Bhartiya Janata Party | 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 |
| Mohammad Hamid Ansari | Indian National Congress |
|
| Venkaiah Naidu | Bhartiya Janata Party | 11 August 2017 – 10 August 2022 |
| Jagdeep Dhankhar | Bhartiya Janata Party | 10 August 2022 – Incumbent |