Navratri, the Festival of Nine
Nights, is celebrated in honor of goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and
Saraswati. The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year
in the Hindu month of Ashvin (September-October) although as the
dates of the festival .........
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Chief Election Commissioner
of India
The Chief Election
Commissioner
heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to
conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures. The
President of India appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election
Commissioners. They have tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years
2005.
List Of Chief Election
Commissioners of India
| S No. |
Name |
Office Tenure |
| 1. |
Sukumar Sen
|
21 March 1950-19
December 1958 |
| 2. |
K.V.K. Sundaram |
20 December 1958-30
September 1967 |
| 3. |
S.P. Sen Verma |
1 October 1967-30
September 1972 |
| 4. |
Dr Nagendra Singh |
1 October 1972-6
February 1973 |
| 5. |
T. Swaminathan |
7 February 1973-17 June
1977 |
| 6. |
S.L. Shakdhar |
18 June 1977-17 June
1982 |
| 7. |
R.K. Trivedi |
18 June 1982-31 December
1985 |
| 8. |
R.V.S. Peri Sastri |
1 January 1986-25
November 1990 |
| 9. |
Smt V.S. Rama Devi
|
15 November 1990 to 12
December 1990 |
| 10. |
T.N. Seshan |
12 December 1990-11
December 1996(on leave vacancy of R.V.S. Peri Sastri) |
| 11. |
M.S. Gill |
12 December 1996 - 13
June 2001 |
| 12. |
J.M. Lyngdoh |
14 June 2001 - 7
February 2004 |
| 13. |
T.S. Krishna Murthy |
8 February 2004 - 15 May
2005 |
| 14. |
B.B. Tandon |
16 May 2005 to present
ill date |
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