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=Chief Election Commissioners Of India=5

Name Tenure

Sukumar Sen ...................................................................... 21 March 1950-19 December 1958

K.V.K. Sundaram ............................................................... 20 December 1958-30 September 1967

S.P. Sen Verma .................................................................... 1 October 1967-30 September 1972

Dr Nagendra Singh ........................................................... 1 October 1972-6 February 1973

T. Swaminathan ................................................................. 7 February 1973-17 June 1977

S.L. Shakdhar ..................................................................... 18 June 1977-17 June 1982

R.K. Trivedi ......................................................................... 18 June 1982-31 December 1985

R.V.S. Peri Sastri ................................................................. 1 January 1986-25 November 1990

Smt V.S. Rama Devi ........................................................... 26 November 1990-11 December 1990

T.N. Seshan ......................................................................... 12 December 1990-11 December 1996

M.S. Gill ............................................................................... 12 December 1996-13 June 2001

RS,.M. Lyngdoh ...................................................................... 14 June 2001 - 7 February 2004

T.S. Krishna Murthy .......................................................... 8 February 2004 - 15 May 2005

B.B. Tandon......................................................................... 16 May 2005 - 29 June 2006

N. Gopalaswamy ............................................................... 30 June 2006 - 20 April 2009

Navin Chawla .................................................................... 21 April 2009 - 29 July 2010

S.Y. Quraishi ....................................................................... 30 July 2010—

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	Om Prakash Rawat............................................................................23 January 2018 1 December 2018		Om Prakash Rawat............................................................................23 January 2018 1 December 2018

−	Sunil Arora ............................................................................2 December 2018	+	Sunil Arora............................................................................2 December 2018
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		+	=Biographical notes=
		+	==Sukumar Sen==
		+	[[File: Sukumar Sen.jpg\|Sukumar Sen <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2019%2F03%2F12&entity=Ar01507&sk=40F79BFE&mode=image March 12, 2019: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	'''See graphic''':
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		+	''Sukumar Sen''

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	H. S. Brahma..............................................................................15 January 2015--18 April 2015		H. S. Brahma..............................................................................15 January 2015--18 April 2015

−	Nasim Zaidi............................................................................19 April 2015--~~(likely till) 12~~ July 2017	+	Nasim Zaidi............................................................................19 April 2015-- 6 July 2017
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		+	Achal Kumar Jyoti............................................................................6 July 2017 22 January 2018
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		+	Om Prakash Rawat............................................................................23 January 2018 1 December 2018
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		+	Sunil Arora ............................................................................2 December 2018

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	Nasim Zaidi............................................................................19 April 2015--(likely till) 12 July 2017		Nasim Zaidi............................................................................19 April 2015--(likely till) 12 July 2017
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−	~~=History of clashes=~~
−	~~From the archives of "India Today"~~
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−	~~'''1989''': Rajiv Gandhi expands the EC by handpicking two members. Commits impropriety by announcing poll dates.~~
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−	~~'''1990''': V.P. Singh sacks two election commissioners saying they were partisan. S.S. Dhanoa challenges removal in the SC. Appeal is rejected.~~
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−	'''1993''': Narasimha Rao expands EC to rein in T.N. Seshan who approached SC. Apex Court upholds order. In Dhanoa and Seshan cases, court treats the commissioners as equals but says CEC had powers to recommend their removal. Battle renewed
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−	~~'''2005''': BJP objects to Chawla’s elevation as election commissioner, claiming he was partial to the Congress.~~
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−	~~'''2006-07''': Chawla and Gopalaswami lock horns over poll dates for Uttar Pradesh and Chawla’s decision to consult the MEA on Sonia Gandhi accepting a Belgian honour.~~
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−	~~'''2008''': CEC sends notice asking Chawla why he should not be sacked for being partisan. Finds Chawla’s reply unsatisfactory.~~
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−	~~'''2009''': Gopalaswami recommends to the President that Chawla be dismissed~~

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 S.Y. Quraishi ....................................................................... 30 July 2010—10 June 2012
-V. S. Sampath 		                                                            10 June 2012 --15 January 2015
+V. S. Sampath ...........................................................................10 June 2012 --15 January 2015
-H. S. Brahma 		                                                           15 January 2015--18 April 2015
+H. S. Brahma..............................................................................15 January 2015--18 April 2015
-Nasim Zaidi 		                                                           19 April 2015--(likely till) 12 July 2017
+Nasim Zaidi............................................................................19 April 2015--(likely till) 12 July 2017
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	'''1989''': Rajiv Gandhi expands the EC by handpicking two members. Commits impropriety by announcing poll dates.		'''1989''': Rajiv Gandhi expands the EC by handpicking two members. Commits impropriety by announcing poll dates.

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	S.Y. Quraishi ....................................................................... 30 July 2010—		S.Y. Quraishi ....................................................................... 30 July 2010—
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		+	=History of clashes=
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		+	'''1989''': Rajiv Gandhi expands the EC by handpicking two members. Commits impropriety by announcing poll dates.
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		+	'''1990''': V.P. Singh sacks two election commissioners saying they were partisan. S.S. Dhanoa challenges removal in the SC. Appeal is rejected.
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		+	'''1993''': Narasimha Rao expands EC to rein in T.N. Seshan who approached SC. Apex Court upholds order. In Dhanoa and Seshan cases, court treats the commissioners as equals but says CEC had powers to recommend their removal. Battle renewed
		+
		+	'''2005''': BJP objects to Chawla’s elevation as election commissioner, claiming he was partial to the Congress.
		+
		+	'''2006-07''': Chawla and Gopalaswami lock horns over poll dates for Uttar Pradesh and Chawla’s decision to consult the MEA on Sonia Gandhi accepting a Belgian honour.
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		+	'''2008''': CEC sends notice asking Chawla why he should not be sacked for being partisan. Finds Chawla’s reply unsatisfactory.
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		+	'''2009''': Gopalaswami recommends to the President that Chawla be dismissed

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