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Krishan Kant

1927 - 2002

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Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. 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. Kant was born to parents who were independence activists in Punjab, British India, and was himself arrested in Lahore during the Quit India movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Krishan Kant is the 17,130th most popular politician (down from 16,970th in 2019), the 914th most popular biography from India (down from 883rd in 2019) and the 231st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Krishan Kant ranks 17,130 out of 19,576. Before him are Lauren Boebert, Yahya Ould Hademine, Heidi Hautala, Isabel Celaá, Kinuko Tanida, and Helen Gahagan Douglas. After him are Lorella Stefanelli, Katarina Barley, Nelson Oduber, Hoyte van Hoytema, Mihai Tudose, and Æthelric of Bernicia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Krishan Kant ranks 443. Before him are Jacques Bergerac, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Richard Long, Abdul Hamid, Dick Jones, and John Seigenthaler. After him are Stein Eriksen, Mose Allison, Sahana Pradhan, Kamini Kaushal, Abby Mann, and Virginia Weidler. Among people deceased in 2002, Krishan Kant ranks 320. Before him are Renato Pirocchi, Jonathan Harris, Johnny Unitas, John James, Aglaja Veteranyi, and Salman Raduyev. After him are W. T. Tutte, Sam Snead, Robert L. Forward, George Alec Effinger, Ward Kimball, and Jack Fairman.

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In India

Among people born in India, Krishan Kant ranks 914 out of 1,861. Before him are Sumaira Abdulali (1961), Reita Faria (1943), Gul Mohammed (1957), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), and Nanda (1939). After him are Sushil Kumar (1983), Ruskin Bond (1934), Begum Akhtar (1914), Jyoti Amge (1993), Romila Thapar (1931), and E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Krishan Kant ranks 231. Before him are Jaipal Singh Munda (1903), George Fernandes (1930), Anandiben Patel (1941), Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), V. K. Krishna Menon (1896), and Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958). After him are E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), Yashwant Sinha (1937), Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1941), Subramanian Swamy (1939), Amit Shah (1964), and Sumitra Mahajan (1943).

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