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Krishan Kant

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Krishan Kant
10th Vice President of India
In office
21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002
PresidentKocheril Raman Narayanan
Prime MinisterI. K. Gujral
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byKocheril Raman Narayanan
Succeeded byBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office
22 December 1996 – 25 January 1997
Chief MinisterMuthuvel Karunanidhi
Preceded byMarri Chenna Reddy
Succeeded byFatima Beevi
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office
7 February 1990 – 21 August 1997
Chief MinisterMarri Chenna Reddy
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byKumudben Manishankar Joshi
Succeeded byG. Ramanujam
Personal details
Born(1927-02-28)28 February 1927
Punjab Province, British India
Died27 July 2002(2002-07-27) (aged 75)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (1988–2002)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (Before 1977)
Janata Party (1977–1988)
Spouse(s)Suman
ParentsAchint Ram
Satyavati Devi
Alma materBanaras Engineering College, Banaras Hindu University (now Indian Institute of Technology, BHU)[1]
ProfessionScientist
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Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was the tenth Vice President of India from 1997 until his death. Previously, he was Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997.

References

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  1. "Rajya Sabha". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 February 2013.