Jagdeep Dhankhar Admitted to AIIMS After Collapsing on Morning Walk

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, 75, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Wednesday, 11 November, after he lost consciousness for a few minutes during his morning walk in the capital, PTI reported, citing sources. Security personnel first took him home in a PCR vehicle, and he was then moved to the hospital in an ambulance. AIIMS had not issued a statement on his condition when the reports were filed.

Who Treated Him First

A medical team from the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and AIIMS doctor Sandeep Seth attended to Dhankhar at home before he was shifted, according to the PTI report carried by Business Standard and ThePrint. Sources said he was admitted to the Cardio-Neuro Centre at AIIMS and is under the Department of Cardiology for evaluation and treatment. Details of his present condition were not immediately available.

Earlier Hospital Admissions Since March 2025

Dhankhar served as India’s 14th Vice President from August 2022 and resigned on 21 July 2025, citing health reasons. In March 2025 he was admitted to the critical care unit at AIIMS with chest pain and underwent angioplasty, Business Standard reported. In June 2025 he fainted at an event at Kumaon University in Nainital. In January 2026 he was admitted to AIIMS after two bouts of unconsciousness at home, officials told PTI at the time.

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Awaiting a Medical Bulletin

No hospital bulletin or family statement has been published so far, and the reports rely on unnamed sources. IPB will update this report if AIIMS or his office issues an official statement on his condition. Reports from the capital are collected under the Delhi tag.

Source: Based on reporting by Business Standard, ThePrint and Free Press Journal.

Image: PTI.