Who among the following have held the office of the Vice- President of India?
Mohammad Hidayatullah
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Shankar Dayal Sharma
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Mohammad Hidayatullah served as the Vice-President of India from 1979 to 1984. He had previously held the office of Chief Justice of India and also served briefly as Acting President.
Shankar Dayal Sharma held the office of Vice-President from 1987 to 1992. He subsequently became the President of India, serving from 1992 to 1997.
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed served as the President of India from 1974 to 1977 but did not hold the office of Vice-President.
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and later as the President of India from 1977 to 1982. He did not hold the office of Vice-President.
SOURCEIndian Polity by M. Laxmikanth, Chapter 19: Vice-President