Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India's Vice Presidential Elections: A Historical Look
In India, there have been many elections to choose the Vice President.
Most of these elections had more than one person running.
However, only four times did someone win without anyone else running against them.
Some people, like Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, won without any competition.
Other elections had close races, and some had multiple candidates.
The article explains how the elections happened and who won.
Only four of the sixteen Vice Presidential elections in India have been uncontested.
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan won two elections unopposed, in 1952 and 1957.
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Shankar Dayal Sharma, and K R Narayanan also won unopposed.
The 2007 election saw a triangular contest between M Hamid Ansari, Najma Heptullah, and Rasheed Masood.
The article provides details on various Vice Presidential elections and their outcomes.
- Who
- Details various candidates and winners of the Vice Presidential elections.
- What
- Overview of Vice Presidential elections in India.
- When
- From 1952 to 2022
- Where
- India
- Why
- To provide a historical perspective on the Vice Presidential elections in India.
- Uncontested Wins
- 4
- Triangular Contest
- 2007
- First VP
- Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1952)
- Most Recent Election
- 2022
- Unique Distinction
- Mohammad Hidayatullah (Chief Justice, VP, Acting President)