Chief Election Commissioner of India - Chief Election Commissioners

Chief Election Commissioners

The following have held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India:-

  1. Sukumar Sen: 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958
  2. Kalyan Sundaram: 20 December 1958 to 30 September 1967
  3. S. P. Sen Verma: 1 October 1967 to 30 September 1972
  4. Nagendra Singh: 1 October 1972 to 6 February 1973
  5. T. Swaminathan: 7 February 1973 to 17 June 1977
  6. S. L. Shakdhar: 18 June 1977 to 17 June 1982
  7. R. K. Trivedi: 18 June 1982 to 31 December 1985
  8. R. V. S. Peri Sastri: 1 January 1986 to 25 November 1990
  9. V. S. Ramadevi: 26 November 1990 to 11 December 1990
  10. T. N. Seshan: 12 December 1990 to 11 December 1996
  11. M. S. Gill: 12 December 1996 to 13 June 2001
  12. J. M. Lyngdoh: 14 June 2001 to 7 February 2004
  13. T. S. Krishnamurthy: 8 February 2004 to 15 May 2005
  14. B. B. Tandon: 16 May 2005 to 29 June 2006
  15. N. Gopalaswami: 30 June 2006 to 20 April 2009
  16. Navin Chawla: 21 April 2009 to 29 July 2010
  17. S. Y. Quraishi: 30 July 2010 to 10 June 2012
  18. V. S. Sampath: 10 June 2012 to incumbent
Chief Election Commissioners of India
  • Sukumar Sen
  • Kalyan Sundaram
  • S. P. Sen Verma
  • Nagendra Singh
  • T. Swaminathan
  • S. L. Shakdhar
  • R. K. Trivedi
  • R. V. S. Peri Sastri
  • V. S. Ramadevi
  • T. N. Seshan
  • M. S. Gill
  • J. M. Lyngdoh
  • T. S. Krishnamurthy
  • B. B. Tandon
  • N. Gopalaswami
  • Navin Chawla
  • S. Y. Quraishi
  • V. S. Sampath
Presidential elections in India
  • 1952
  • 1957
  • 1962
  • 1967
  • 1969
  • 1974
  • 1977
  • 1982
  • 1987
  • 1992
  • 1997
  • 2002
  • 2007
  • 2012

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