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NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Indian Vice President Krishan Kant, 75, died on Saturday of a heart attack, hospital officials said.

Kant was admitted to a New Delhi hospital Saturday morning after he complained of severe chest pain. "He is dead. He was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at 7:40 a.m. (0210 GMT) after a heart attack," a spokesman at the institute told Reuters. Kant died about an hour after being admitted. Kant's five-year term as vice president, a largely ceremonial post, was due to end next month.

Kant, who was governor of southern Andhra Pradesh state before he became vice president, fought for independence from Britain.

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