- 543 members of Lok Sabha
- 237 members of Rajya Sabha
- 780 total members
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first vice-president of India. He served for a period of 10 years, from 1952 to 1962.
- Zakir Husain was the second Indian VP, who served between 1962 and 1967.
- VV Giri became the third Indian vice-president in 1967 and served until 1969.
- Gopal Swarup Pathak, the fourth Indian VP, served in office from 1969 to 1974.
- BD Jatti served as the fifth vice-president of India. His term began in 1974 and concluded in 1979.
- Mohammad Hidayatullah was the sixth Indian VP, who served between 1979 and 1984.
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman served as the seventh Indian vice-president. His term began in 1984 and concluded in 1987.
- Shankar Dayal Sharma was the eighth Indian vice-president. He served as VP from 1987 and 1992.
- KR Narayanan, the ninth Indian vice-president, remained in office between 1992 and 1997.
- Krishan Kant was the 10th vice-president of India. His term began in August 1997 and continued until his death in July 2002.
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th Indian VP. He held the position from 2002 to 2007.
- Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the 12th Indian VP, held the post for two terms, from 2007 to 2017.
- Venkaiah Naidu is the 13th and current vice-president of India, whose term is due to end this month.
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