List of All Chief Election Commissioners of India
The Chief Election Commissioner is the head of the Election Commission of India, his duty is to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice-President.
Chief Election Commissioners of India List
S.N. | Chief Election Commissioner | Period |
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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 | 01 October 1967 – 30 September 1972 |
4 | Dr Nagendra Singh | 01 October 1972 – 6 February 1973 |
5 | T. Swaminathan | 07 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 | 01 January 1986 – 25 November 1990 |
9 | Smt V.S. Rama Devi | 26 November 1990 – 11 December 1990 |
10 | T.N. Seshan | 12 December 1990 – 11 December 1996 |
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 | 08 February 2004 – 15 May 2005 |
14 | B.B. Tandon | 16 May 2005 – 29 June 2006 |
15 | N. Gopalaswamy | 30 June 2006 – 20 April 2009 |
16 | Navin Chawla | 21 April 2009 – 29 July 2010 |
17 | S.Y. Qureshi | 30 July 2010 – 10 June 2012 |
18 | V. S. Sampath | 11 June 2012 – 15 January 2015 |
19 | H.S.Brahma | 16 January 2015 – 18 April 2015 |
20 | Dr. Nasim Zaidi | 19 April 2015 – 05 July, 2017 |
21 | Shri A K Joti | 06 July, 2017 – 22 January, 2018 |
22 | Shri Om Prakash Rawat | 23 January 2018 – 01 December 2018 |
23 | Shri Sunil Arora | 02 December 2018 – Till Now |
Related Questions:
Q.1 who is present Chief Election Commissioners of India?
Ans: Shri Sunil Arora
Q.2 Who was the 22nd Chief Election Commissioners of India?
Shri Om Prakash Rawat became the 22nd Chief Election Commissioners of India and served from 23 January 2018 to 01 December 2018.
Q.3 who appoints the chief election commissioner of india?
The president of India appoints the chief election commissioner.