Varahagiri Venkata Giri
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri was an Indian politician, trade unionist, and the fourth President of India, notable for being the only president elected as an independent candidate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Varahagiri Venkata Giri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10381025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Varahagiri Venkata Giri Context triple: [Zakir Husain, succeededBy, Varahagiri Venkata Giri]
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A.
Venkata Narasimha Raju Varma
Venkata Narasimha Raju Varma is an individual notable for bearing the traditional Indian given name "Venkata."
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B.
Mallikarjuna Swamy
Mallikarjuna Swamy is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva, worshipped as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Shaivite deity in South India.
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C.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer and poet renowned for his extensive contributions to modern Telugu literature, including novels, epics, and essays.
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D.
Unnava Lakshminarayana
Unnava Lakshminarayana was an Indian writer and social reformer known for his influential contributions to modern Telugu literature and nationalist thought.
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E.
Alladi Kuppu Swamy
Alladi Kuppu Swamy was a prominent Indian jurist and Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, known for his contributions to constitutional and administrative law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Varahagiri Venkata Giri Target entity description: Varahagiri Venkata Giri was an Indian politician, trade unionist, and the fourth President of India, notable for being the only president elected as an independent candidate.
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A.
Venkata Narasimha Raju Varma
Venkata Narasimha Raju Varma is an individual notable for bearing the traditional Indian given name "Venkata."
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B.
Mallikarjuna Swamy
Mallikarjuna Swamy is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva, worshipped as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Shaivite deity in South India.
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C.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer and poet renowned for his extensive contributions to modern Telugu literature, including novels, epics, and essays.
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D.
Unnava Lakshminarayana
Unnava Lakshminarayana was an Indian writer and social reformer known for his influential contributions to modern Telugu literature and nationalist thought.
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E.
Alladi Kuppu Swamy
Alladi Kuppu Swamy was a prominent Indian jurist and Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, known for his contributions to constitutional and administrative law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian politician
ⓘ
President of India ⓘ human ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | V. V. Giri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Bharat Ratna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-06-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
National College, Machilipatnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedAs | independent candidate ⓘ |
| familyName | Giri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Varahagiri Venkata Giri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Varahagiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of labour rights
ⓘ
role in Indian trade union movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | only President of India elected as an independent candidate ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 4th President of India ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berhampur
NERFINISHED
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British India ⓘ Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
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Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
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Governor of Karnataka ⓘ Governor of Kerala ⓘ Governor of Mysore ⓘ Governor of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Minister of Labour of India ⓘ President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zakir Husain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsVicePresident | Zakir Husain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession |
lawyer
ⓘ
trade union leader ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| signature | signature of V. V. Giri ⓘ |
| spouse | Saraswati Bai Giri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsVicePresident | Gopal Swarup Pathak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1974-08-24 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1969-08-24 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentTermEnd | 1969-08-20 ⓘ |
| vicePresidentTermStart | 1967-05-13 ⓘ |
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Subject: Varahagiri Venkata Giri Description of subject: Varahagiri Venkata Giri was an Indian politician, trade unionist, and the fourth President of India, notable for being the only president elected as an independent candidate.
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