- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:36 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on late Monday evening with two years to go for the end of his five-year tenure. He tendered his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu citing health issues. He also expressed gratitude for the support extended by the President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Members of Parliament, and the people of India. It is unlikely that Dhankhar will be presiding over the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Dhankhar was announced as the NDA candidate for the Vice President on July 16, 2022. On August 6, the voting was held, and he defeated his rival opposition candidate Margaret Alva by the highest poll margin since the 1992 election. He polled 528 out of 710 valid votes and assumed the office on August 11, 2022. He is also the first-ever Vice Rajya Sabha Chairperson to have faced no-confidence motion, which was brought by the opposition on the allegations of partisanship on December 10, 2024.
Jagdeep Dhankhar Became Third Vice President To Have Resigned Mid-Term
Earlier, Vice President V V Giri, who had taken over as the acting president after the death of incumbent Zakir Hussain on May 3, 1969, had resigned from the post. Giri resigned as the vice president on July 2, 1969 to contest the presidential election as an independent candidate. He also became the first vice president not to complete his term in office.
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat resigned from the post on July 21, 2007, after being defeated in the presidential election against Congress-led UPA nominee Pratibha Patil.
After Shekhawat's resignation, the vice president's post was vacant for 21 days, before Mohammad Hamid Ansari was elected to the position.
Vice Presidents R Venkataraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma and K R Narayanan too had resigned from their posts, but after their election as the president. Krishan Kant was the only vice president to die in office. He passed away on July 27, 2002.
(With Agency Inputs)
