Vacant, last held byVarahagiri Venkata Giri Independent Gopal Swarup Pathak Independent The 1969 Indian vice presidential election was held on 30 August 1969.

Gopal Swarup Pathak won the election to become the fourth vice president of India.

[1] The election was occurred since the sitting VP, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned to contest the presidential election after the death of incumbent President Zakir Husain.

[2] The Electoral College consisted of 759 members of Parliament of India.

There were 6 contesting candidates and the counting of votes was taken up immediately after the conclusion of the poll.