Shankar Dayal Sharma was the 8th Vice President and 9th President of India. Let us know about Shankar Dayal Sharma through this article.
Biography of Shankar Dayal Sharma
| Birth | August 19, 1918, Bhopal State |
| Death | December 26, 1999, New Delhi |
| occupation | Lawyer and Indian politician |
| Guardian | Khushi Lal Sharma (father) |
| Subhadra Sharma (mother) | |
| Wife | Vimala Sharma (second wife) |
| Children | Satish Dayal Sharma (son) |
| Ashutosh Dayal Sharma (son) | |
| Gitanjali Maken (daughter) |
He was born in Bhopal. He was born on August 19, 1918. After completing his primary education from his hometown Bhopal, he went to different cities to study. Along with English literature, he also studied Hindi and Sanskrit. Apart from this, he also earned the degree of LLM in Law. Later, he went to Cambridge University, from where he did his PhD.
Dr. Sharma started his career in academia, serving as Professor of Law at Bhopal University, before venturing into politics.
His electoral politics began in 1952, when he assumed the charge of the first Chief Minister of the then Bhopal State. Later he again became the governor of many states. In 1987, he was elected the eighth Vice President of India. After this, from 1992 to 1997 he served as the Head of State of India.
Sharma died of a heart attack on 26 December 1999 at the Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi. His Samadhi is in Karmabhoomi, Delhi.
Political journey of Shankar Dayal Sharma
- 1952-1956: Chief Minister of Bhopal
- 1984–1985: Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- 1985-1986: Governor of Punjab
- 1986-1987: Governor of Maharashtra
- 1987-1992: Vice President of India
- 1992-1997: President of India
List of Indian President
| Name | Tenure |
| Rajendra Prasad | |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | May 1962 – 13 May 1967 |
| Zakir Hussain | May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
| VV Giri (Acting President) | May 1969 – 20 July 1969 |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah (Acting President) | July 1969 to 24 August 1969 |
| V.V Giri | August 1969 – 24 August 1974 |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | August 1974 – 11 February 1977 |
| Basappa Danappa Jatti (Acting President) | February 1977 – 25 July 1977 |
| Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | July 1977 – 25 July 1982 |
| Giani Zail Singh | July 1982 – 25 July 1987 |
| R Venkataraman | July 1987 – 25 July 1992 |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | July 1992 – 25 July 1997 |
| K R Narayanan | July 1997 – 25 July 2002 |
| APJ Abdul Kalam | July 2002 – 25 July 2007 |
| Pratibha Patil | July 2007 – 25 July 2012 |
| Pranab Mukherjee | July – 25 July 2017 |
| Ram Nath Kovind | July 2017 – 21 July 2022 |
| Draupadi Murmu | 21 July 2022-Incumbent |
List of Vice Presidents of India |
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| Vice President of India | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Jagdeep Dhankhar | 11 August 2022 – अवलंबी |
| Venkaiah Naidu | 11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022 |
| Mohammad Hamid Ansari | 11 August 2007 – 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 – 11 August 2017 |
| Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007 |
| Krishan Kant | 21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002 |
| K. R. Narayanan | 21 August 1992 – 24 July 1997 |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 3 September 1987 – 24 July 1992 |
| R. Venkataraman | 31 August 1984 – 24 July 1987 |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah | 31 August 1979 – 30 August 1984 |
| B. D. Jatti | 31 August 1974 – 30 August 1979 |
| Gopal Swarup Pathak | 31 August 1969 – 30 August 1974 |
| V. V. Giri | 13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969 |
| Zakir Hussain | 13 May 1962 – 12 May 1967 |
| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | 13 May 1952 – 12 May 1957 13 May 1957 – 12 May 1962 |
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