List of Indian Vice-Presidents and Key Facts

Comprehensive Summary: List of Indian Vice-Presidents and Key Facts

Source: Translated from Telugu Text Image (Readability Improved)

List of Vice-Presidents:

• Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [1952-62]

• Zakir Husain [1962-67]

• V.V. Giri [1967-69]

• G.S. Pathak [1969-74]

• B.D. Jatti [1974-79]

• Mohammad Hidayatullah [1979-84]

• R. Venkataraman [1984-87]

• Shankar Dayal Sharma [1987-92]

• K.R. Narayanan [1992-97]

• Krishan Kant [1997-2002]

• Bhairon Singh Shekhawat [2002-07]

• Hamid Ansari [2007 - Incumbent/Present as of text creation]

Key Facts about Vice-Presidents:

• Longest serving and served two terms as Vice-President: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

• Shortest serving Vice-President: V.V. Giri [Note: Text says 2.2.0, likely an error and refers to V.V. Giri's short term]

• First Dalit Vice-President: K.R. Narayanan

• Individual who died in office: Krishan Kant

• Individual who contested for President while in office and lost: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

• Current Vice-President is the 13th in term and 12th individual in person count.

• Hamid Ansari won against Najma Heptulla.

• In the past Vice-Presidential election, Rasheed Masood contested as a candidate from the Third Front (UNPA).

• Person who compared the Indian Vice-President's post to a spare wheel: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

• "Due to the Vice-President's intellectual property and personal moral values and stateliness in conduct, Presidents and Prime Ministers are made to consult the Vice-President in many matters." - Norman D. Palmer

This is a readability-improved translation from the Telugu text image, aiming for clearer English while staying true to the original meaning. For detailed information, please refer to original sources on Indian Vice-Presidents and government websites.