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===List of vice president===
{{further|Vice President of India}}
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{{small|(Lifespan)}}
! style="width:14em" |Home state
! colspan="2" style="width:7em" |Term of office
{{small|Duration in years and days}}
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!Prior positions held
!President
{{small|(Tenure)}}
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! rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Basappa_Danappa_Jatti,_5th_Vice_President_of_India.jpg|125x125px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[B. D. Jatti|Basappa Danappa Jatti]]'''
{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2002)}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Karnataka]]
|{{small|31 August}}
1974
|{{small|31 August}}
1979
| rowspan="2" |[[1974 Indian vice presidential election|1974]]
{{small|(78.7%)}}
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* Chief Minister of [[Mysore State]] {{small|(1958{{ndash}}1962)}}
* [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry]] {{small|(1968{{ndash}}1972)}}
* [[Governor of Orissa]] {{small|(1972{{ndash}}1974)}}
!'''[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]'''
{{small|(24 Aug. 1974{{spaced ndash}}<br>11 Feb. 1977)}}
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1969|8|31|1974|8|31}}
! style="font-weight:normal" |'''''Self'''''
(acting)
{{small|(11 Feb. 1977 {{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1977)}}
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| colspan="4" align="left" style="font-size:95%" |Former chief minister of Mysore and former governor. Elected as the fifth vice president in 1974 defeating his nearest rival [[Niral Enem Horo]]. Became Acting President on 11 February 1977 following the demise of president [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]] and served in the acting capacity till the election of [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] in July 1977. Retired as vice president upon completion of tenure in 1979.
! style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 1977{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1982)}}
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! rowspan="3" |2
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Ramaswamy_Venkataraman_(2012_stamp_of_India)_(cropped).jpg|122x122px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''
{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2009)}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{small|31 August}}
1984
|{{small|24 July}}
1987{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1984 Indian vice presidential election|1984]]
{{small|(71.05%)}}
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* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1957)}}
* Minister of Industries, Labour, Co-operation, etc., [[Madras State]] {{small|(1957{{ndash}}1967)}}
* [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of Finance]] {{small|(1980{{ndash}}1982)}}
* [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]] {{small|(1982)}}
* [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of Defence]] {{small|(1982{{ndash}}1984)}}
! rowspan="3" |'''[[Zail Singh|Giani Zail Singh]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 1982{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1987)}}
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1984|8|31|1987|7|24}}
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| colspan="4" align="left" style="font-size:95%" |Former union minister. Elected as the seventh vice president in 1984 after defeating [[B. C. Kamble]] in the vice presidential election. As vice president, he played important role in being deputed for president on making diplomatic visits and acting as a mediator for then prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] and president [[Zail Singh]]. Resigned from the vice presidency on the eve of assuming office as the President on 25 July 1987.
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! rowspan="3" |3
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Shri_Shankar_Dayal_Sharma.jpg|140x140px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]'''
{{small|(1918{{ndash}}1999)}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|{{small|3 September}}
1987
|{{small|24 July}}
1992{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1987 Indian vice presidential election|1987]]
{{small|(Unopposed)}}
| rowspan="2" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* Chief Minister of [[Bhopal State]] {{small|(1952{{ndash}}1956)}}
* [[President of the Indian National Congress|National President, Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1972{{ndash}}1974)}}
* [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Union Minister of Communications]] {{small|(1974{{ndash}}1977)}}
* [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] {{small|(1984{{ndash}}1985)}}, [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Punjab]] {{small|(1985)}}, and [[Governor of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1987)}}
! rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 1987{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1992)}}
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1987|9|3|1992|7|24}}
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| colspan="4" align="left" style="font-size:95%" |Former union minister. Elected unopposed as the eighth vice president in 1987 to fill the vacancy caused by the election of then vice president Ramasamy Venkataraman as the President. He resigned as the vice president in 1992 after being elected as the President.
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! rowspan="3" |4
| rowspan="3" |[[File:President_Clinton_with_Indian_president_K._R._Narayanan_(cropped).jpg|137x137px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[K. R. Narayanan|Kocheril Raman Narayanan]]'''
{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2005)}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Kerala]]
|{{small|21 August}}
1992
|{{small|24 July}}
1997{{ref label|RES|RES|RES}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1992 Indian vice presidential election|1992]]
{{small|(99.86%)}}
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* Ambassador of [[Thailand]] {{small|(1967{{ndash}}1969)}} and [[Turkey]] {{small|(1973{{ndash}}1975)}}
* [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs]] {{small|(1975{{ndash}}1976)}}
* Ambassador to [[China–India relations|China]] {{small|(1976{{ndash}}1978)}} and [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|the United States]] {{small|(1980{{ndash}}1984)}}
* Member, [[Lok Sabha]] {{small|(1984{{ndash}}1992)}}
* Union Minister of State, [[Ministry of Planning (India)|Planning]] {{small|(1985)}}, [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1986)}}, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Science and Technology]] {{small|(1986{{ndash}}1989)}}
! rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 1992{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 1997)}}
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|1992|8|21|1997|7|24}}
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| colspan="4" align="left" style="font-size:95%" |Former diplomat and former union minister. Elected as the ninth vice president in 1992 defeating his rival candidate [[Kaka Joginder Singh]]. First Dalit vice president of India. Resigned from the vice presidency in 1997 after being elected as the President.
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! rowspan="6" |5
| rowspan="6" |[[File:The_Vice_President_Shri_M._Hamid_Ansari_in_July_2016.jpg|134x134px]]
| rowspan="6" |'''[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]'''
{{small|(born 1937)}}
| rowspan="6" |[[West Bengal]]
| rowspan="2" |{{small|11 August}}
2007
| rowspan="2" |{{small|11 August}}
2012
| rowspan="2" |[[2007 Indian vice presidential election|2007]]
{{small|(60.50%)}}
| rowspan="5" align="left" style="background:#eaecf0; font-size:95%" |
* [[List of ambassadors of India to the United Arab Emirates|Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates]] {{small|(1976{{ndash}}1980)}}
* High Commissioner to [[Australia]] {{small|(1985{{ndash}}1989)}}
* Ambassador to [[Afghanistan]] {{small|(1989{{ndash}}1990)}}, [[Iran]] {{small|(1990{{ndash}}1992)}}, [[Saudi Arabia]] {{small|(1995{{ndash}}1999)}}
* [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]] {{small|(1993{{ndash}}1995)}}
* Vice-Chancellor, [[Aligarh Muslim University]] {{small|(2000{{ndash}}2002)}}
* Chairman, [[National Commission for Minorities]] {{small|(2006{{ndash}}2007)}}
! style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Pratibha Patil]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 2007{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2012)}}
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! rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 2012{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2017)}}
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| rowspan="2" |{{small|11 August}}
2012
| rowspan="2" |{{small|11 August}}
2017
| rowspan="3" |[[2012 Indian vice presidential election|2012]]
{{small|(67.31%)}}
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! rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal" |'''[[Ram Nath Kovind]]'''
{{small|(25 Jul. 2017{{spaced ndash}}<br>25 Jul. 2022)}}
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! colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; font-weight:normal" |{{age in years and days|2007|8|11|2017|8|11}}
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| colspan="4" align="left" style="font-size:95%" |Former diplomat. Elected as the twelfth vice president in 2007. Re-elected to office for a second term in 2012 by defeating his rival candidate [[Jaswant Singh]]. First and only vice president since [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] to be re-elected to office and the longest-serving vice president. Retired from office upon completion of tenure on 11 August 2017, becoming the first vice president to serve under three presidents.
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