Krishan Kant

Krishan Kant
कृष्ण कान्त
10th Vice President of India
In office 21 August 1997 – 27 July 2002
President	K. R. Narayanan A P J Abdul Kalam
Prime Minister	I. K. Gujral Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	K. R. Narayanan
Succeeded by	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office 22 December 1996 – 25 January 1997
Chief Minister	Muthuvel Karunanidhi
Preceded by	Marri Chenna Reddy
Succeeded by	Fatima Beevi
15th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office 7 February 1990 – 21 August 1997
Chief Minister	Marri Chenna Reddy Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Kumudben Manishankar Joshi
Succeeded by	C Rangarajan
Member of Lok Sabha for Chandigarh
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Amarnath Vidyalankar
Succeeded by	Jagannath Kaushal
Member of Rajya Sabha for Haryana
In office 1966–1977
Personal details
Born	(1927-02-28)28 February 1927 Kot Mohammad Khan, Punjab Province, British India
Died	27 July 2002(2002-07-27) (aged 75) New Delhi, India
Political party	Janata Dal (1988–2002)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (Before 1977) Janata Party (1977–1988)
Spouse	Suman
Children	Divya Deepti Handa, Rashmi Kant and Sukant Kohli
Parent(s)	Achint Ram Satyavati Devi
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
Profession	Scientist
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Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002.^[1] Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997.^[2] He was a member of both houses of the Indian Parliament, representing Chandigarh in the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1980, and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha from 1966 to 1977.^[1]

Kant was born to parents who were independence activists in Punjab, British India,^[1] and was himself arrested in Lahore during the Quit India movement.^[2] After independence, he studied chemical engineering^[1] and briefly worked as a scientist with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, before turning to politics.^[2]

Kant was initially associated with the Congress, but later joined the Janata Party and the Janata Dal. He was considered as a candidate for the 2002 presidential election, as was routine for vice presidents.^[1] However, the government and the opposition supported A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as the candidate.^[3] Kalam took oath as president two days prior to Kant's death.^[1] He remains the only Indian vice president to have died in office.