Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on Monday evening, citing medical reasons.
A look at India's Veeps.
DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN
May 13 1952 to May 13, 1957.
May 13, 1957 to May 13, 1962.
Elected unopposed both times.
1st Vice President to have 2 terms in office.
DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN
May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967.
Elected with 95.3% of the vote.
V V GIRI
May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969.
Was acting President after Dr Zakir Hussain's death.
Resigned to contest the Presidential election.
G S PATHAK
August 31, 1969 to August 31, 1974.
1st Vice President not to be elected President.
B D JATTI
August 31, 1974 to August 31, 1979.
Was acting President for nearly 5 months after President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's death.
MOHAMMAD HIDAYATULLAH
August 31, 1979 to August 31, 1984.
Elected unopposed.
Only Indian to serve as President (briefly acting President in 1982), Vice President and Chief Justice of India.
RAMASWAMY VENKATARAMAN
August 31, 1984 to July 25, 1987.
Resigned to contest the Presidential election.
SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA
September 3, 1987 to July 24, 1992.
Elected unopposed.
K R NARAYANAN
August 21, 1992 to July 24, 1997.
Elected with 99.86% of the vote.
KRISHNA KANT
August 21, 1997 to July 27, 2002.
Only Vice President to die in office.
BHAIRON SINGH SHEKHAWAT
August 21, 2002 to July 21, 2007.
Only Vice President to be defeated in a Presidential election.
MOHAMMAD HAMID ANSARI
August 11, 2007 to August 11, 2012.
August 11, 2012 to August 11, 2017.
2nd Vice President to have 2 terms in office.
Longest term in office.
M VENKAIAH NAIDU
August 11, 2017 to August 11, 2022.
1st Vice President to be born after Independence.
JAGDEEP DHANKHAR
August 11, 2022 to July 21, 2025.
1st Vice President to be born after India became a Republic.
1st Vice President to resign citing health reasons.