How a Vice President is Elected?
A Vice-president is elected electoral college consisting of members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
The Vice-President should not be on any Legislature post of any government (state / central / local) and not a member of Rajya and Lok Sabha.
Related: List of President of India
Functions of Vice President:
A vice president holds similar powers and functions of Lok Sabha. Vice President acts a President in absence of President for maximum of 6 months.
Vice President of India can be removed by resolution of Rajya Sabha passed by more than 50% votes and agreed by more than 50% members of Lok Sabha.
Vice President of India list with Photo:
01. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First Vice President of India)
Term as Vice President: 13 May 1952 to 12 May 1962
Party: Independent
02. Zakir Husain
Term as Vice President: 13 May 1962 to 12 May 1967
Party: Independent
Related: List of All Indian Prime Ministers
03. Varahagiri Venkata Giri
Term: 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969
Party: Independent
04. Gopal Swarup Pathak
Term in VP Office: 31 August 1969 to 30 August 1974
Party: Independent
05. Basappa Danappa Jatti
31 August 1974 to 30 August 1979
Party: INC
06. Mohammad Hidayatullah
Term as Vice President: 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984
Party: Independent
Related: All Political Parties in India
07. Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Term in VP Office: 31 August 1984 to 24 July 1987
Party: INC
08. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Term as Vice President: 3 September 1987 to 24 July 1992
Party: INC
09. Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Term: 21 August 1992 to 24 July 1997
Party: INC
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10. Krishan Kant
Term as Vice President of India: 21 August 1997 to 27 July 2002
Party: Janta Dal
11. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Term in VC Office: 19 August 2002 to 21 July 2007
Party: BJP
Related: List of President of Bhartiya Janta Party
12. Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Term: 11 August 2007 to 11 August 2017
Party: INC
13. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
Term as Vice President: 11 August 2017 – till date
Party: BJP
