Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
Which one of the following, bearing names of Chief Election Commissioners of India, is arranged in chronological order?
ASP Sen Verma, Sukumar Sen, JM Lyngdoh, TN Seshan
BSukumar Sen, SP Sen Verma, TN Seshan, JM Lyngdoh ✓ Correct
CSP Sen Verma, TN Seshan, Sukumar Sen, JM Lyngdoh
DSukumar Sen, TN Seshan, SP Sen Verma, JM Lyngdoh
Correct answer: (B) Sukumar Sen, SP Sen Verma, TN Seshan, JM Lyngdoh — The correct chronological order is Sukumar Sen, SP Sen Verma, TN Seshan and JM Lyngdoh, so the answer is the second option.
Explanation
★The correct chronological order is Sukumar Sen, SP Sen Verma, TN Seshan and JM Lyngdoh, so the answer is the second option.
★Sukumar Sen, who served from 1950 to 1958, was the first Chief Election Commissioner and oversaw the first two general elections of 1951-52 and 1957.
★SP Sen Verma served from 1967 to 1972 as the third Chief Election Commissioner of India.
★TN Seshan served from 1990 to 1996 as the tenth Chief Election Commissioner and is remembered for his electoral reforms.
★JM Lyngdoh served from 2001 to 2004 as the twelfth Chief Election Commissioner and received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2003.
★From 1950 to 1989 the Election Commission was a single-member body headed only by the Chief Election Commissioner.
★For NET, fix the sequence Sukumar Sen, SP Sen Verma, TN Seshan and JM Lyngdoh by their years of office.
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