List of Vice presidents of independent India, and their tenure
Since independence, India witnessed 13 Vice presidents till today. Vice presidents are also the chairman of Rajya Sabha, Legislature of the Union, which is called Parliament, consists of the two Houses, known as Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and House of the People (Lok Sabha). Each House has to meet within six months of its previous sitting. A joint sitting of two Houses can be held in certain cases.
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Name of Vice Presidents | Tenure |
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 1952-1962 |
Dr Zakir Hussain | 1962-1967 |
Varahagiri Venkatagiri | 1967-1969 |
Gopal Swarup Pathak | 1969-1974 |
B.D. Jatti | 1974-1979 |
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah | 1979-1984 |
R. Venkataraman (B-1910) | 1984-1987 |
Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1987-1992 |
K.R. Narayanan | 1992-1997 |
Krishan Kant | 1997-2002 |
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 2002-2007 |
Mohammad Hamid Ansari | 2007-2017 |
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | August 11, 2017 – Incumbent |