Gopal Swarup Pathak was the vice president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He was the first Indian vice president not to succeed his superior as President.
Ashoke Kumar Sen
…Constituency West Bengal Minister of Law and Justice In office 1957–1966 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by Charu Chandra Biswas Succeeded by Gopal Swarup Pathak In office 1984–1987 Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Preceded by Jagannath Kaushal Succeeded by P. Shiv Shankar Minister of Electronics & Communications…
Pathak being sworned as the Vice President of India, c. 1969