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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. Formely, he was [[~~Governor~~ of Andhra Pradesh]] from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972-1977).		'''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. Formely, he was the [[governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972-1977).

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	Kant was appointed [[governor]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] by the [[V.P. Singh]] government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as [[Vice-President of India]].		Kant was appointed [[governor]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] by the [[V.P. Singh]] government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as [[Vice-President of India]].

	He was elected vice-president by [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] as the joint candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[United Front (India)\|United Front]].		He was elected vice-president by [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] as the joint candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[United Front (India)\|United Front]]. While serving as vice-president, there was a terrorist attack on the Parliament building in 2001; terrorists used fake labels to gain access to the premises and they crashed into his car.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/how-2001-parliament-attack-unfolded-and-what-followed-785169.html\|title = How 2001 Parliament attack unfolded and what followed\|date = 13 December 2019}}</ref>
	~~He died in [[New Delhi]] aged 75 after suffering from~~ a ~~massive [[heart~~ attack]] on ~~27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was~~ to ~~leave~~ the ~~office to lead a retired life~~.

	He is the only Indian [[Vice President of India\|Vice President]] to die in office.		He died in [[New Delhi]] aged 75 after suffering from a massive [[heart attack]] on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office to lead a retired life. (He is the only Indian [[Vice President of India\|Vice President]] to die in office.)

	He was cremated with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi on the banks of [[Yamuna]] river on 28 July, in the presence of various VIPs and was survived by his wife, mother, three children (two sons and a daughter alongside with their respective spouses), several grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren as well as two sisters and numerous other surviving family members.		He was cremated with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi on the banks of [[Yamuna]] river on 28 July, in the presence of various VIPs and was survived by his wife, mother, three children (two sons and a daughter alongside with their respective spouses), several grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren as well as two sisters and numerous other surviving family members.

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| president = [[K. R. Narayanan|Kocheril Raman Narayanan]] [[Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam]]
| primeminister = [[I. K. Gujral]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
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| term_start3 = 7 February 1990
| term_end3 = 21 August 1997
| predecessor3 = [[Kumudben Manishankar Joshi]]
| successor3 = [[C Rangarajan]]
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| birth_place = Kot Mohammad Khan, [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|7|27|1927|2|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| parents = [[Lala Achint Ram|Achint Ram]] [[Satyavati Devi (born 1905)|Satyavati Devi]]
| party = [[Janata Dal]] (1988–2002)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (Before 1977) [[Janata Party]] (1977–1988)
| spouse = Suman
| children = Divya Deepti Handa, Rashmi kant and Sukant Kohli
| grandchildren = Ekaa Kant Kohli, Virat Kant Kohli, Kartik Kant, Gaurav Kant
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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. Formely, he was [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972-1977).

== Early life ==
Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan a village of [[Amritsar district]] in the [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]]. His parents were independence activists [[Lala Achint Ram]] and [[Satyavati Devi (born 1905)|Satyavati Devi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Kot Mohammed |title=Krishna Kant's home-villagers have great expectations of him |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/01kant.htm |access-date=29 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=2 August 1997}}</ref>

Kant completed his MSc (Technology) from the Banaras Hindu University. He worked as a scientist with the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], New Delhi.<ref name="rajyasabha1">{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/chairman/kant.asp |title=Rajya Sabha |publisher=Rajya Sabha |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
The son of noted Congress politician and later parliamentarian, [[Lala Achint Ram]], Kant's first brush with politics came when he plunged into the [[Quit India movement]], while he was still a student in [[Lahore]]. He took part in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence Movement]] as a youth and continued to be involved in politics, eventually being elected to [[Parliament of India]]. He was part of the "Young Turk" brigade of [[Indian National Congress]] party during the time of [[Indira Gandhi]].

He held important official positions in the parliamentary and organisational wings of the [[Indian National Congress]], the [[Janata Party]] and the [[Janata Dal]]. For many years, he was a member of the Executive Council of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.<ref name="rajyasabha1"/>

Krishan Kant was the founding general secretary of the [[People's Union for Civil Liberties]] and Democratic Rights, of which [[Jayprakash Narayan]] was the President in 1976. He was expelled from the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1975 for his opposition to the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]]. He was later a member of [[Lok Sabha]] till 1980.<ref name="rajyasabha1"/> He was the chairman of Committee on Railway Reservations and Bookings from 1972 to 1977.

He with [[Madhu Limaye]] was also responsible for the collapse of the [[Morarji Desai]] government installed by that coalition, by insisting that no member of the [[Janata Party]] could be the member of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). This attack on ''dual membership'' was directed specifically at members of the [[Janata Party]] who had been members of the [[Jan Sangh]], and continued to be members of the right-wing RSS, the Jan Sangh's ideological parent. The issue led to fall of [[Morarji Desai]] government in 1979, and the destruction of the Janata coalition.<ref>Rudolph, Lloyd I. and Rudolph, Susanne H. (1987) ''In Pursuit of Lakshmi: The Political Economy of the Indian State''. [[University of Chicago]] Press. pp 457–459. {{ISBN|9788125015512}}</ref>

A strong protagonist of India going nuclear, Krishan Kant was a member of the executive council of the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis.<ref name="rajyasabha1"/>

Kant was appointed [[governor]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] by the [[V.P. Singh]] government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as [[Vice-President of India]].

He was elected vice-president by [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] as the joint candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[United Front (India)|United Front]].
He died in [[New Delhi]] aged 75 after suffering from a massive [[heart attack]] on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office to lead a retired life.

He is the only Indian [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] to die in office.

He was cremated with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi on the banks of [[Yamuna]] river on 28 July, in the presence of various VIPs and was survived by his wife, mother, three children (two sons and a daughter alongside with their respective spouses), several grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren as well as two sisters and numerous other surviving family members.

His mother [[Satyavati Devi (born 1905)|Satyavati Devi]], another freedom fighter had also outlived him, finally dying in 2010.

A few days after his death, a former [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] defeated [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]] in assuming the vice-presidency through a special election.

==References==
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==External links==

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202035140/http://www.indianembassy.org/special/cabinet/kant.htm Profile] (archived) on [[Embassy of India in Washington]] website

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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. ~~Formely~~, he was the [[governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, ~~1972-1977~~).		'''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. Formerly, he was the [[governor of Andhra Pradesh]] from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana (1966-1972, 1972–1977).

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan a village of [[~~Amritsar~~ district]] in the [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]]. His parents were independence activists [[Lala Achint Ram]] and [[Satyavati Devi (born 1905)\|Satyavati Devi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khan \|first1=Kot Mohammed \|title=Krishna Kant's home-villagers have great expectations of him \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/01kant.htm \|access-date=29 October 2018 \|work=Rediff.com \|date=2 August 1997}}</ref>		Kant was born on 28 February 1927 in Kot Mohammad Khan a village of [[Tarn Taran district]] in the [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab Province]] of [[British India]]. His parents were independence activists [[Lala Achint Ram]] and [[Satyavati Devi (born 1905)\|Satyavati Devi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khan \|first1=Kot Mohammed \|title=Krishna Kant's home-villagers have great expectations of him \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/01kant.htm \|access-date=29 October 2018 \|work=Rediff.com \|date=2 August 1997}}</ref>

	Kant completed his MSc (Technology) from the Banaras Hindu University. He worked as a scientist with the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], New Delhi.<ref name="rajyasabha1">{{cite web\|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/chairman/kant.asp \|title=Rajya Sabha \|publisher=Rajya Sabha \|access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>		Kant completed his MSc (Technology) from the Banaras Hindu University. He worked as a scientist with the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], New Delhi.<ref name="rajyasabha1">{{cite web\|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/chairman/kant.asp \|title=Rajya Sabha \|publisher=Rajya Sabha \|access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref>
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	Kant was appointed [[governor]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] by the [[V.P. Singh]] government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as [[Vice-President of India]].		Kant was appointed [[governor]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] by the [[V.P. Singh]] government in 1989 and served in that position for seven years, becoming one of India's longest-serving governors. He stayed at that post till he was elevated as [[Vice-President of India]].

	He was elected vice-president by [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] as the joint candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[United Front (India)\|United Front]]. While serving as vice-president, there was a terrorist attack on the Parliament building in 2001; terrorists used fake labels to gain access to the premises and they crashed into his car.<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/how-2001-parliament-attack-unfolded-and-what-followed-785169.html\|title = How 2001 Parliament attack unfolded and what followed\|date = 13 December 2019}}</ref>		He was elected vice-president by [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] as the joint candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[United Front (India)\|United Front]]. While serving as vice-president, there was a terrorist attack on the Parliament building in 2001; terrorists used fake labels to gain access to the premises and they crashed into his car.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/how-2001-parliament-attack-unfolded-and-what-followed-785169.html\|title = How 2001 Parliament attack unfolded and what followed\|date = 13 December 2019}}</ref>

	He died in [[New Delhi]] aged 75 after suffering from a massive [[heart attack]] on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office to lead a retired life. (He is the only Indian [[Vice President of India\|Vice President]] to die in office.)		He died in [[New Delhi]] aged 75 after suffering from a massive [[heart attack]] on 27 July 2002, a few weeks before he was to leave the office to lead a retired life. (He is the only Indian [[Vice President of India\|Vice President]] to die in office.)