The Vice-President of India is the second highest constitutional office in the country. He serves for a five-year term , but can continue to be in office , irrespective of the expiry of the term , until the successor assumes office . The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Council of States [ Rajya Sabha ] . The Vice-President acts as President, during casual vacancy in the office of the President by reason of death, resignation or removal or otherwise, until a new President is elected
There have been 14 Vice-Presidents of India since the inception of the post in 1950 . Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice-President of India. He took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952 . Krishan Kant is the first and only Vice-President to die in office
Article 63 : The Office of the Vice- President
Article 64 : The Vice-President as Chairperson [ ex-officio ] of the Rajya Sabha
Article 65 : The Vice-President as Acting President of India
List of Vice-Presidents of India
 | Sarvepalli RadhaKrishnan [ 13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957 ] 13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962 |
 | Zakir Hussain [ 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 ] |
 | V.V. Giri [ 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 ] |
 | Gopal Swarup Pathak [ 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974 ] |
 | B.D. Jatti [ 31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979 ] |
 | Mohammad Hidayatullah [ 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 ] |
 | R Ventakaraman [ 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987 ] |
 | Shankar Dayal Sharma [ 3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992 ] |
 | K.R. Narayan [ 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 ] |
 | Krishan Kant [ 21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002 ] |
 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat [ 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 ] |
 | Mohammad Hamid Ansari [ 11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012 ] 11 August 2012 – 11 August 2017 |
 | M Venkaiah Naidu [ 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022 ] |
 | Jagdeep Dhankhar [ 11 August 2022 – 21 July 2025 |
| C P Radhakrishna [ 8 September 2025 – Present |