Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Wednesday after he collapsed during his morning walk and remained unconscious for a few minutes, sources have said.
The 75-year-old former vice president was initially taken to his residence by security personnel accompanying him in a Police Control Room vehicle following the incident.
A medical team from the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences and AIIMS doctor Sandeep Seth subsequently attended to him and provided medical care. In view of his concerning health condition, he was then rushed to AIIMS in an ambulance.
He has been admitted to AIIMS’ Cardio-Neuro Centre and is being treated by doctors from the Department of Cardiology. His medical evaluation and treatment are currently under way.
The precise nature of his condition was not immediately known. The hospital administration had not issued any official statement on his health at the time the reports were filed.
Dhankhar served as India’s 14th vice president from August 2022 until 21 July 2025, when he resigned from the constitutional position, nearly three years into his tenure, citing health reasons.
He has a history of health incidents. In March 2025, he was admitted to AIIMS’s critical care unit following chest pain and underwent angioplasty. He also fainted during an official visit to Nainital in June 2025, and has experienced other bouts of unconsciousness.
Since his resignation, he has been living at a farmhouse in South Delhi without an allocated official post-retirement residence, according to reports.
Dhankhar’s sudden collapse has drawn concern across party lines, given his age and his history of cardiac trouble. As a former vice president and former chairman of the Rajya Sabha, he remains a prominent figure in Indian public life.
Doctors at AIIMS are continuing their evaluation, and further information about his condition is expected once the hospital issues a statement or his family speaks publicly. Until then, the details of his health remain limited to what sources have told the news agency PTI and other outlets.
