Vice President of India
Vice President of India is the second highest office in India after the President . Venkaiah Naidu has been the incumbent since 2017 .
The office of Vice President is legitimized in Article 63 of the Indian Constitution . The Vice-President is elected by the members of both Houses of Parliament ( Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ) for five years, the terms of office are not limited. The prerequisites in the person correspond to those for the President. According to Article 67 of the Indian Constitution, he can be removed from office by a majority of the votes of both Houses of Parliament.
The vice-president takes over the office of president provisionally in the event of the death, resignation or dismissal of the president until a new president takes office. The Vice President can take over the day-to-day business even if the President is ill for a long time or is absent.
The Indian Vice President is also President of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.
Six vice-presidents later took over the office of president.
List of Vice Presidents of India
| # | Vice President | Life dates | Taking office | Term expires | president |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Radhakrishnan | 1888-1975 | May 13, 1952 | May 14, 1957 | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 | S. Radhakrishnan | 1888-1975 | May 14, 1957 | May 12, 1962 | Rajendra Prasad |
| 3 | Zakir Hussain | 1897-1969 | May 13, 1962 | May 12, 1967 | S. Radhakrishnan |
| 4th | VV Giri | 1894-1980 | May 13, 1967 | 3rd May 1969 | Zakir Hussain |
| 5 | Gopal Swarup Pathak | 1896-1982 | August 31, 1969 | August 30, 1974 | VV Giri |
| 6th | BD Jatti | 1912-2002 | August 31, 1974 | August 30, 1979 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| 7th | Muhammad Hidayatullah | 1905-1992 | August 31, 1979 | August 30, 1984 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 8th | R. Venkataraman | 1910-2009 | August 31, 1984 | July 27, 1987 | Giani Zail Singh |
| 9 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1918-1999 | 3rd September 1987 | July 24, 1992 | R. Venkataraman |
| 10 | KR Narayanan | 1920-2005 | August 21, 1992 | July 24, 1997 | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 11 | Krishan Kant | 1927-2002 | August 21, 1997 | July 27, 2002 | KR Narayanan |
| 12 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 1923-2010 | August 19, 2002 | July 21, 2007 | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| 13 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | * 1937 | August 11, 2007 | July 25, 2012 | Pratibha Patil |
| 14th | Mohammad Hamid Ansari | * 1937 | July 25, 2012 | August 10, 2017 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 15th | Venkaiah Naidu | * 1949 | 11th August 2017 | in office | Ram Nath Kovind |
Individual evidence
- ↑ died in office
- ^ The Hindu - Hamid Ansari wins Vice-Presidential poll
Web links
- Official website (English).