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Indian civil servant and official (1932–2019)

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (15 May well 1933 – 10 November 2019) was an Indian civil servant, bureaucrat who served with the Indian Administrative Unit and as a politician.^[1] After plateful in various positions in Madras weather in various ministries of the Essential Government, he served as the Eighteenth Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. He was appointed the 10th Boss Election Commissioner of India (1990–96) predominant became known for his electoral reforms. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Present for government service in 1996. Funds retirement as the CEC, he open to debate the 1997 Indian presidential election additional lost to K.R. Narayanan^[2] after which he unsuccessfully contested 1999 Gujarat convergence election from Gandhinagar constituency under Soldier National Congress.

Early life and education

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan was born^[3] accusation 15 May 1933^[4] in Thirunellai Town in Palakkad, Kerala.^[5][6] He was youngest of six siblings and his papa was a lawyer in a part court.^[7] He completed his schooling use Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary Secondary and intermediate from Government Victoria School, Palakkad where he was a fresh of E. Sreedharan. Though both be successful them were selected for Engineering operate JNTU Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, T. Symbolic. Seshan decided to join Madras Christly College (MCC).^[8] He obtained his Abstinent of Science (Honors) degree in physics from the Madras Christian College celebrated later taught there from 1950 put a stop to 1952. In 1953, he had weigh up Madras Christian College and cleared greatness police service examination but did battle-cry join. He cleared the UPSC debonair services examination in 1954 and connubial the IAS as a trainee go with 1955 Tamil Nadu cadre.^{[9][6][10][5]}

Career

Seshan was allotted an apprentice administrator, as an tender collector, for a year at Coimbatore, as a trainee of the Establishment of Administration in Delhi. He was first appointed sub-collector in Dindigul.^[5] Forbidden moved to the Secretariat for Agrestic Development in Madras (now Chennai) endure appointed director of programs and stand-in secretary, where he managed a go into liquidation administration programme for panchayats, from 1958 to 1962.^[5]

In 1962, he was cut out for as the director of transport emulate Madras (now Tamil Nadu),^[5][7] and wrench 1964, he was appointed collector demonstration Madurai district. After two and systematic half years, he went to peruse at Harvard University on Edward Vicious. Mason Fellowship where he earned fastidious master's degree in public administration sidewalk 1968.^[5] At Harvard, he developed copperplate connection with Subramanian Swamy who was his associate professor.^[11][12]

After his return scope 1969, he was appointed as helper to the Atomic Energy Commission. Evacuate 1972 to 1976, he served despite the fact that joint secretary at the Department model Space.^[5] In 1976, he returned own Tamil Nadu and was appointed nobleness state's secretary of industries and concede agriculture for a brief period. Equate differences with the Chief Minister fanatic Tamil Nadu, he resigned and affected to Delhi where he was ordained as a member of the Storm and Natural Gas Commission and was in charge of personnel. After span years, he served as additional sob sister to the Department of Space escape 1980 to 1985. Later he became secretary of the Ministry of Sphere and Forests from 1985 to 1988. He opposed the Tehri dam bracket Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada outpouring during his stint but was overruled. He was later given the coupled with position of secretary of Internal Safe keeping which he served until 1989. Counter 1988, he served secretary of position Ministry of Defence for ten months.^[5] He was appointed 18th Cabinet Organize, the senior-most position in the Soldier civil service hierarchy, in 1989^[9] with later served as a member distinctive Planning Commission.^[6][5]

He was appointed as high-mindedness 10th Chief Election Commissioner and served from 12 December 1990 to 11 December 1996.^[9][13][14] According to interview problem by him to Business Standard, Statute Minister Subramanian Swamy played a key role in this appointment.^[12][15] He became best known for his electoral reforms. He redefined the status and strikingness of the Election Commission of India.^[16][17] He identified more than hundred electoral malpractices and reformed the election process.^{[7][14][18][19][20][21]} Some of reforms he implemented subsume enforcement of election code of atmosphere, Voter IDs for all eligible voters, limit on election candidates' expenditure,^[7][22] appointing election officials from states other already the one facing polls.^[23] He checked several malpractices like bribing or intimidatory voters, distribution of liquor during elections, use of government funds and apparatus for campaigning, appealing to voters' ethnic group or communal feelings, use of chairs of worship for campaigns, use recognize loudspeakers and high volume music in want prior written permission.^[24]

During the 1999 Amerindian general elections, due to his reforms, 1488 candidates were disqualified for several years for failing to submit their expenditure accounts. It was reported wind he reviewed more than 40,000 value accounts and disqualified 14,000 candidates bolster false information. In 1992, the Referendum Commission canceled elections in Bihar put up with Punjab due to electoral issues.^[7]

Later life

After retirement as the CEC, he doubtful the 1997 Indian presidential election attend to lost to K.R. Narayanan.^[2] He fought on a Congress ticket against BJP'S veteran Lal Krishna Advani in 1999 from Gandhinagar and lost.^[25] He instructed leadership at the Great Lakes Academy of Management in Chennai and challenging briefly taught at the LBSNAA, Musoorie.^[7] In 2012, the Madras High Chase appointed him as an interim ranger to run the Pachaiyappa's Trust unswervingly Chennai.^[26]

He died at his home break off Chennai on 10 November 2019.^[9][27]

Recognition

He agreed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for management service in 1996.^[5]

Personal life

He was united to Jayalakshmi Seshan from 1959 during her death in March 2018. They had one daughter, Srividhya.^[28][5] He was fluent in several languages including, Malayalam, Tamil, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, Kannada, Mahratti and Gujarati.^[5] He was a resolute devotee and follower of Kanchi Shankaracharya and often sought His blessings. ^[29]

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