List of vice presidents of India

They are also the ex officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.

[1][2] The vice president is elected by an electoral college consisting of all members of both houses of the Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote via a secret ballot conducted by the Election Commission of India.

[4] They are responsible for the protection of the rights and privileges of the members of the Council of States.

The first vice president of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952.

[8] M. Venkaiah Naidu[9] is the first vice president to be born after Independent India is formed.