Tuesday 3 May 2016


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 Indian constitution in 1950.

No.
Image
Vice-President
Took office
Left office
President
1
Radhakrishnan.jpg
13 May 1952
12 May 1962
2
Dr Zakir Hussain.jpg
Dr. Zakir Hussain
(1897–1969)
13 May 1962
12 May 1967
3
Varahagiri Venkata Giri.jpg
13 May 1967
3 May 1969
4
Gopal Swarup Pathak.jpg
Gopal Swarup Pathak
(1896–1982)
31 August 1969
30 August 1974
5
Basappa Danappa Jatti.jpg
Basappa Danappa Jatti
(1912–2002)
31 August 1974
30 August 1979
6
Muhammad Hidayatullah.jpg
31 August 1979
30 August 1984
7
R Venkataraman.jpg
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(1910–2009)
31 August 1984
24 July 1987
8
Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg
Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999)
3 September 1987
24 July 1992
9
K. R. Narayanan.jpg
21 August 1992
24 July 1997
10
Krishan Kant.jpg
Krishan Kant
(1927–2002)
21 August 1997
27 July 2002
11
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.jpg
19 August 2002
21 July 2007
12
Hamid ansari.jpg
11 August 2007
Incumbent


  
Presidents of india
Name
(birth–death)
Portrait
Elected
Took office
Left office
Vice President
1
Rajendra Prasad
(1884–1963)
Food Minister Rajendra Prasad during a radio broadcast in Dec 1947 cropped.jpg
26 January 1950
12 May 1962
Prasad, from Bihar, was the first President of independent India.[8][9] He was also a freedom fighter during the Indian independence movement.[10] Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office.[4]
2
Radhakrishnan.jpg
13 May 1962
13 May 1967
Radhakrishnan was a prominent philosopher and writer and also held the position of vice chancellor of the Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University.[11] He was also made a Knight of the Golden Army of Angels by Pope Paul VI. He received Bharat Ratna award in 1954 before becoming the President.[12]
3
Zakir Hussain
(1897–1969)
Dr Zakir Hussain.jpg
13 May 1967
3 May 1969
Hussain was vice chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient ofPadma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna.[13] He died in office.
Varahagiri Venkata Giri *
(1894–1980)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri.jpg
3 May 1969
20 July 1969
Giri was appointed as Acting President of India following the death of Hussain.[14] He resigned in a few months to take part in the presidential elections.[5]
Mohammad Hidayatullah *
(1905–1992)
Muhammad Hidayatullah.jpg
20 July 1969
24 August 1969
Hidayatullah served as the Chief Justice of India, and was a recipient of theOrder of the British Empire.[15] He served as Acting President of India until the election of Giri as the President of India.
4
Varahagiri Venkata Giri.jpg
24 August 1969
24 August 1974
Giri is the only person to have served as both an acting president and president of India. He was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, and has functioned as Indian Minister of Labour and High Commissioner to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).[16]
5
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
Dr fakhruddin ali ahmed.jpg
24 August 1974
11 February 1977
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed served as a Minister before being elected as president. He died in 1977 before his term of office ended, and was the second Indian president to die in office.[17]
Basappa Danappa Jatti *
(1912–2002)
Basappa Danappa Jatti.jpg
11 February 1977
25 July 1977
Jatti was the vice president of India during Ahmed's term of office, and was sworn in as Acting President of India upon Ahmed's death. He earlier functioned as the Chief Minister for the State of Mysore.[17][18]
6
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
NeelamSanjeevaReddy.jpg
25 July 1977
25 July 1982
N.S. Reddy was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State. Reddy was the only Member of Parliament from the Janata Party to get elected from Andhra Pradesh.[19] He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha on 26 March 1977 and relinquished this office on 13 July 1977 to become the 6th President of India.
7
Giani Zail Singh
(1916–1994)
Giani Zail Singh1.jpg
25 July 1982
25 July 1987
In March 1972, Singh assumed the position of chief Minister of Punjab, and in 1980, he became Union Home Minister.[20]
8
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(1910–2009)
R Venkataraman.jpg
25 July 1987
25 July 1992
In 1942, Venkataraman was jailed by the British for his involvement in the Indian independence movement.[21] After his release, he was elected to independent India’s Provisional Parliament as a member of the Congress Party in 1950 and eventually joined the central government, where he first served as Minister of Finance and Industry and later as Minister of Defence.[22]
9
Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999)
Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg
25 July 1992
25 July 1997
Sharma was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and the Indian Minister for Communications. He has also served as the governor of Andhra Pradesh,Punjab and Maharashtra.[23]
10
K. R. Narayanan.jpg
25 July 1997
25 July 2002
Narayanan served as India's ambassador to Thailand, Turkey, China and United States of America. He received doctorates in Science and Law and was also a chancellor in several universities.[24] He was also the vice-chancellor ofJawaharlal Nehru University.[25]
11
AbdulKalam.JPG
25 July 2002
25 July 2007

Kalam is a scientist who played a leading role in the development of India's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.[26] He also received the Bharat Ratna. Kalam was affectionately known as the People's President.[27][28][29]
12
Pratibha Patil
(b. 1934)
PratibhaIndia.jpg
25 July 2007
25 July 2012
Patil is the first woman to become the President of India. She was also the first female Governor of Rajasthan.[30][31]
13
Pranab Mukherjee
(b. 1935)
Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg
25 July 2012
Incumbent
Shri Pranab Mukherjee held various posts in the cabinet ministry for theGovernment of India such as Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Defence Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.[6]




























Name
(birth–death); constituency
Portrait
Party
(Alliance)
Term of office[2]
Elections
(Lok Sabha)
Council of
Ministers
Appointed by
1
Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964)
MP for
 Phulpur
15 August
1947
27 May
1964
[†]
16 years,286 days
1952 (1st)
1962 (3rd)
2
Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for
 Sabarkantha
Gulzarilal Nanda.jpg
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
13 days
 – (3rd)
(acting)
3
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–66)
MP for
 Allahabad
Shastri in office.jpg
9 June
1964
11 January
1966
[†]
1 year,216 days
 – (3rd)
(2)
Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for
 Sabarkantha
Gulzarilal Nanda.jpg
11 January
1966
24 January
1966
13 days
 – (3rd)
(acting)
4
Indira Gandhi
(1917–84)
MP for
 Rae Bareli
Indira Gandhi (cropped).jpg
24 January
1966
24 March
1977
11 years,59 days
 – (3rd)
1967 (4th)
1971 (5th)
5
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for
 Surat
Morarji Desai (portrait).png
24 March
1977
28 July
1979
[RES]
2 years,126 days
1977 (6th)
6
Charan Singh
(1902–87)
MP for
 Baghpat
Charan Singh (cropped).jpg
28 July
1979
14 January
1980
[RES]
170 days
 – (6th)
(4)
Indira Gandhi
(1917–84)
MP for
 Medak
Indira Gandhi (cropped).jpg
14 January
1980
[§]
31 October
1984
[†]
4 years,291 days
1980 (7th)
7
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–91)
MP for
 Amethi
Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg
31 October
1984
2 December
1989
5 years,32 days
 – (7th)
1984 (8th)
8
V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for
 Fatehpur
V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg
2 December
1989
10 November
1990
[NC]
343 days
1989 (9th)
9
Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for
 Ballia
Chandra Shekhar (cropped).jpg
10 November
1990
21 June
1991
223 days
 – (9th)
10
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for
 Nandyal
P V Narasimha Rao.png
21 June
1991
16 May
1996
4 years,330 days
11
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(born 1924)
MP for
 Lucknow
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg
16 May
1996
1 June
1996
[RES]
16 days
12
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
MP (Rajya Sabha) for
 Karnataka
H.d.deve gowda.jpg
1 June
1996
21 April
1997
[RES]
324 days
– (11th)
13
I. K. Gujral
(1919–2012)
MP (Rajya Sabha) for
 Bihar
Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg
21 April
1997
19 March
1998
332 days
 – (11th)
(11)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(born 1924)
MP for
 Lucknow
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg
19 March
1998
[§]
22 May
2004
6 years,64 days
14
Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
MP (Rajya Sabha) for
 Assam
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in WEF ,2009 (cropped).jpg
22 May
2004
26 May
2014
10 years,4 days
15
Narendra Modi
(born 1950)
MP for
 Varanasi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (cropped).jpg
26 May
2014
Incumbent
0 years,93 days


  List of Speakers
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Balram Jakhar of the Congress is till date the longest serving speaker, who served for 9 years, 10 months, and 27 days
No.
Name
Portrait
Term
Party
From
To
Length
Lok Sabha
1
Mavalankar.jpg
15 May 1952
27 February 1956
3 years,288 days
2
M.A.Ayyangar.jpg
8 March 1956
10 May 1957
1 year,63 days
11 May 1957
16 April 1962
4 years,340 days
3
SardarHukamSingh.jpg
17 April 1962
16 March 1967
4 years,333 days
4
NeelamSanjeevaReddy (cropped).jpg
17 March 1967
19 July 1969
2 years,124 days
5
8 August 1969
19 March 1971
1 year,221 days
22 March 1971
1 December 1975
4 years,254 days
6
15 January 1976
25 March 1977
1 year,69 days
(4)
NeelamSanjeevaReddy (cropped).jpg
26 March 1977
13 July 1977
0 years,109 days
7
K. S. Hegde.jpg
21 July 1977
21 January 1980
2 years,184 days
8
Dr Balram Jakhar.jpg
22 January 1980
15 January 1985
4 years,359 days
16 January 1985
18 December 1989
4 years,336 days
9
19 December 1989
9 July 1991
1 year,202 days
10
Shivraj Patil.jpg
10 July 1991
22 May 1996
4 years,317 days
11
P A Sangma (cropped).jpg
23 May 1996
23 March 1998
1 year,304 days
12
24 March 1998
19 October 1999
1 year,209 days
22 October 1999
3 March 2002
2 years,132 days
13
Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg
10 May 2002
2 June 2004
2 years,23 days
14
4 June 2004
31 May 2009
4 years,361 days
15
Meira Kumar.jpg
4 June 2009
4 June 2014
5 years,0 days
16
6 June 2014
Incumbent
0 years,82 days



 Since the birth of the  Republic of India on 26 January 1950, 40 people have served as the Chief Justice of India (CJI).While H. J. Kania is the inaugural CJI, the current incumbent is Rajendra Mal Lodha who was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 27.04.2014. Justice Y. V. Chandrachud is the longest serving Chief Justice (February 1978 - July 1985).

 List of Chief Justices
Number
Name
Period of office
Length of term (days)
Bar
Appointed by
1
26 January 1950
6 November 1951
649
2
[[Patanjli Sastri
]]
7 November 1951
3 January 1954
788
3
4 January 1954
22 December 1954
352
4
23 December 1954
31 January 1956‡‡
404
5
1 February 1956
30 September 1959
1337
6
1 October 1959
31 January 1964
1583
7
1 February 1964
15 March 1966
773
8
16 March 1966
29 June 1966
105
9
30 June 1966
11 April 1967‡‡
285
10
12 April 1967
24 February 1968
318
11
25 February 1968
16 December 1970
1025
12
17 December 1970
21 January 1971
35
13
22 Jan 1971
25 April 1973
824
14
26 April 1973
27 January 1977
1372
15
28 January 1977
21 February 1978
389
16
22 February 1978
11 July 1985
2696
17
12 July 1985
20 December 1986
526
18
21 December 1986
18 June 1989‡‡
940
19
19 June 1989
17 December 1989
181
20
18 December 1989
25 September 1990
281
21
26 September 1990
24 November 1991
424
22
25 November 1991
12 December 1991
17
23
13 December 1991
17 November 1992
340
24
18 November 1992
11 February 1993
85
25
12 February 1993
24 October 1994
619
26
25 October 1994
24 March 1997
881
27
25 March 1997
17 January 1998
298
28
18 January 1998
9 October 1998
264
29
10 October 1998
11 January 2001
824
30
11 January 2001
6 May 2002
480
31
6 May 2002
8 November 2002
186
32
8 November 2002
19 December 2002
41
33
19 Dec 2002
2 May 2004
500
34
2 May 2004
1 June 2004
30
35
1 June 2004
1 November 2005
518
36
1 November 2005
13 January 2007
438
37
13 January 2007
11 May 2010
1214
38
12 May 2010
28 Sep 2012
870
39
29 September 2012
18 July 2013
292
40
19 July 2013
26 April 2014
281
41
27 April 2014
Incumbent

  
 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 Indian   constitution  in 1950.
Sl.s
Namesss
To
1
Sri. E S Lakshmi Narasimhan
28/12/2009
Sri. Narayan Dutt Tiwari
21/08/2007
27/12/2009
Sri. Rameshwar Thakur
04/01/2006
21/08/2007
Sri. Sushil Kumar Shinde
04/11/2004
04/01/2006
Sri. Surjeet Singh Barnala
03/01/2003
03/11/2004
Dr. C. Rangarajan
24/11/1997
02/01/2003
Sri G. Ramanujam
22/08/1997
23/11/1997
Sri Krishan Kant
07/02/1990
21/08/1997
Smt. Kumudben Manishankar Joshi
26/11/1985
07/02/1990
10 
Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
29/08/1984
26/11/1985
11 
Sri Ramlal
15/08/1983
29/08/1984
12 
Sri K.C. Abraham
15/08/1978
14/08/1983
13 
Smt. Sharada Mukerjee
05/05/1977
14/08/1978
14
Sri Justice B.J. Diwan
17/02/1977
04/05/1977
15
Sri R.D. Bhandare
16/06/1976
16/02/1977
16
Sri Mohanlal Sukhadia
10/01/1976
15/06/1976
17
Sri Justice S. Obul Reddi
25/01/1975
09/01/1976
18 
Sri Khandubai Kasanji Desai
11/04/1968
25/01/1975
19 
Sri P.A. Thanu Pillai
04/05/1964
10/04/1968
20 
Genl. S.M. Shrinagesh
08/09/1962
03/05/1964
21 
Sri Bhimsen Sachar
01/08/1957
07/09/1962
22 
Sri C.M. Trivedi
01/11/1953
31/07/1957