Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of the Indian Republic, and served his tenure from 1992 to 1997. Before he was elected to the post of President, he served as the eighth Vice President of India under R. Venkataraman. Sharma was the only Indian President other than R. Venkataraman in the 20th century, to work with four Prime Ministers, and appoint three of them.
Sharma participated in the struggle for Indian independence, and became a member of the Indian National Congress. He became the Chief Minister of Bhopal in 1952.
He was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1972. Later, Sharma served as a Communication Minister from 1974 to 1977 in the cabinet of Indira Gandhi. He was elected from Bhopal to the Lok Sabha in 1980.
Shankar Dayal Sharma was appointed Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Maharashtra. He was elected as the Vice President of India in the year 1987. Later, he was elected as the President of India after receiving 66 per cent of the votes.
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