<P> The complete list of Vice-Presidents of India includes the persons sworn into the office as Vice-President of India, following the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950 . Some of whom later became presidents . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Colour key </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name (birth--death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected (% votes) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Term (in years) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> President (s) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Candidate of </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888--1975) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1952 (Unopposed) <P> 1957 (Unopposed) </P> </Td> <Td> 13 May 1952 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Radhakrishnan was a prominent scholar . Besides being awarded the Bharat Ratna he also held the position of vice-chancellor in the Banaras Hindu University and the Andhra college . He served as the Vice-President for two terms . </Td> <Td> Rajendra Prasad </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Zakir Husain (1897--1969) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1962 (97.59) </Td> <Td> 13 May 1962 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894--1980) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1967 (71.45) </Td> <Td> 13 May 1967 </Td> <Td> 3 May 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zakir Husain </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896--1982) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1969--</Td> <Td> 31 August 1969 </Td> <Td> 30 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1969--1974) <P> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974) </P> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Basappa Danappa Jatti (1912--2002) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> (78.70) </Td> <Td> 31 August 1974 </Td> <Td> 30 August 1979 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974--1977) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977--1979) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905--1992) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1979 (Unopposed) </Td> <Td> 31 August 1979 </Td> <Td> 30 August 1984 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1979--1982) Giani Zail Singh (1982--1984) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910--2009) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1984 (71.05) </Td> <Td> 31 August 1984 </Td> <Td> 24 July 1987 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Giani Zail Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918--1999) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> (Unopposed) </Td> <Td> 3 September 1987 </Td> <Td> 24 July 1992 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ramaswamy Venkataraman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1920--2005) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1992 (99.86) </Td> <Td> 21 August 1992 </Td> <Td> 24 July 1997 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shankar Dayal Sharma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Krishan Kant (1927--2002) </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 1997 (61.76) </Td> <Td> 21 August 1997 </Td> <Td> 27 July 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997--2002) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Janata Dal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923--2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 (59.82) </Td> <Td> 19 August 2002 </Td> <Td> 21 July 2007 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A.P.J. Abdul Kalam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2007 (60.51) 2012 (67.31) </Td> <Td> 11 August 2007 </Td> <Td> 11 August 2017 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pratibha Patil (2007--2012) Pranab Mukherjee (2012--2017) Ram Nath Kovind (2017) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (1949--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017 (67.89) </Td> <Td> 11 August 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ram Nath Kovind </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name (birth--death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Elected (% votes) </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Term (in years) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> President (s) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Candidate of </Th> </Tr>

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