Vice Presidents of India

Ranked by time in office · 1952–present

Holders15
In officeC. P. Radhakrishnan
Longest tenureM. Hamid Ansari

Total time served (years, months, days)

  1. 1
    M. Hamid Ansari11 Aug 2007 10 Aug 2017
    9yr11mo30d
  2. 2
    Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan13 May 1952 12 May 1962
    9yr11mo29d
  3. 3
    Mohammad Hidayatullah31 Aug 1979 30 Aug 1984
    4yr11mo30d
  4. 4
    B. D. Jatti31 Aug 1974 30 Aug 1979
    4yr11mo30d
  5. 5
    Gopal Swarup Pathak31 Aug 1969 30 Aug 1974
    4yr11mo30d
  6. 6
    M. Venkaiah Naidu11 Aug 2017 10 Aug 2022
    4yr11mo30d
  7. 7
    Zakir Husain13 May 1962 12 May 1967
    4yr11mo29d
  8. 8
    Krishan Kant21 Aug 1997 27 Jul 2002
    4yr11mo6d
  9. 9
    K. R. Narayanan21 Aug 1992 24 Jul 1997
    4yr11mo3d
  10. 10
    Bhairon Singh Shekhawat19 Aug 2002 21 Jul 2007
    4yr11mo2d
  11. 11
    Shankar Dayal Sharma3 Sep 1987 24 Jul 1992
    4yr10mo21d
  12. 12
    Jagdeep Dhankhar11 Aug 2022 21 Jul 2025
    2yr11mo10d
  13. 13
    R. Venkataraman31 Aug 1984 24 Jul 1987
    2yr10mo23d
  14. 14
    V. V. Giri13 May 1967 3 May 1969
    1yr11mo20d
  15. 15
    C. P. RadhakrishnanIn office12 Sep 2025 Present
    0yr11mo27d

Current holder in red. Tenure is last day minus oath date on the civil calendar, the same method as age, and the same day counts encyclopedias use (not 365-day years or 30-day months). Sitting office-holders run to today in India (IST) and increase at midnight. Toggle Total days for the exact elapsed day count. As of 8 Sep 2026.

Source: IndiaGraphs leadership records.