Vice-President of India
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The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the executive branch of the Government of India after the President. The Vice-President also has the legislative function of acting as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
The current Vice-President of India is Mr. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
Article 63 of the Constitution of India provides for a Vice-President: "There shall be a Vice-President of India". While the Indian Vice-President could be elected for any number of terms, the Constitution requires that the Vice-President must be a citizen of India . The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as those for President.
The Vice-President acts as President in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of the President, until a new President is chosen by the electoral college. The Vice-President may also act temporarily as President during the absence or illness of the President.
The Vice-President is elected for a term of five years whenever the office becomes vacant, by an electoral college consisting of all the Members of both Houses of Parliament.
The constitution also provides a mechanism for the removal of the Vice-President (Article 67(b)) by a vote of the majority of the votes of all the members of both Houses of Parliament.
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[edit] List of Vice-Presidents of India
| No. | Name | Joined Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | May 13, 1952 | May 12, 1962 |
| 02 | Dr. Zakir Hussain | May 13, 1962 | May 12, 1967 |
| 03 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | May 13, 1967 | May 3, 1969 |
| 04 | Gopal Swarup Pathak | August 31, 1969 | August 30, 1974 |
| 05 | Basappa Danappa Jatti | August 31, 1974 | August 30, 1979 |
| 06 | Muhammad Hidayat Ullah | August 31, 1979 | August 30, 1984 |
| 07 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | August 31, 1984 | July 27, 1987 |
| 08 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | September 3, 1987 | July 24, 1992 |
| 09 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan | August 21, 1992 | July 24, 1997 |
| 10** | Krishan Kant | August 21, 1997 | July 27, 2002 |
| 11 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | August 19, 2002 | In Office |
* Acting (Interim) VP
** Died while in office
[edit] Trivia
Six out of the eleven Vice Presidents of India went on to become the President of India
