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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (pronunciation ⓘ; 10 August 1894 – 24 June 1980), better known as V. V. Giri was an Indian politician and activist who served as the president of India from 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. He also served as the vice president of India from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969.
The Election Commission of India held indirect fifth presidential elections of India on 16 August 1969. Varahagiri Venkata Giri with 420,077 votes won in a runoff election over his rival Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy who got 405,427 votes.
V. V. Giri became the acting president in 1969 after Zakir Husain died in office. Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5]
The 1969 Indian vice presidential election was held on 30 August 1969.Gopal Swarup Pathak won the election to become the fourth vice president of India. [1] The election was occurred since the sitting VP, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned to contest the presidential election after the death of incumbent President Zakir Husain.
The first vice president of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, took oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 May 1952. [5] He later served as the president. [6] Following the death of Zakir Husain in 1969, Varahagiri Venkata Giri resigned from the post of vice president to contest the presidential election and got elected. [7]
President of India (1950–present) ... V. V. Giri (1894–1980) 1969: 24 August 1969 24 August 1974 Independent: I. Gandhi 5 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, more commonly known as V. V. Giri, was sworn in as the Acting President of India a few hours after the sudden death of President Zakir Husain from a heart attack. President Husain had returned to New Delhi the night before from a tour of India's eastern region and had been preparing for a scheduled checkup from his team ...
Tulsi Giri (1926–2018), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977; V. Mohini Giri (born 1938), Indian community service worker and activist; V. V. Giri, Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894–1980), President of India from 1969 to 1974