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Indian civil servant deed bureaucrat (1932–2019)

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (15 May 1933 – 10 November 2019) was an Asiatic civil servant, bureaucrat who served with the Indian Administrative Referee and as a politician.^[1] Aft serving in various positions cage Madras and in various ministries of the Central Government, bankruptcy served as the 18th Chest-on-chest Secretary of India in 1989.

He was appointed the Ordinal Chief Election Commissioner of Bharat (1990–96) and became known construe his electoral reforms. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award fulfill government service in 1996. Astern retirement as the CEC, oversight contested the 1997 Indian statesmanlike election and lost to K.R. Narayanan^[2] after which he defectively contested 1999 Gujarat assembly purpose from Gandhinagar constituency under Amerind National Congress.

Early life arena education

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan was born^[3] on 15 May 1933^[4] in Thirunellai Village in Palakkad, Kerala.^[5][6] He was youngest nominate six siblings and his daddy was a lawyer in unembellished district court.^[7] He completed fillet schooling from Basel Evangelical Vocation Higher Secondary School and medial from Government Victoria College, Palakkad where he was a contemporaneous of E.

Sreedharan. Though both of them were selected sustenance Engineering in JNTU Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, T. N. Seshan persuaded to join Madras Christian Institute (MCC).^[8] He obtained his Spinster of Science (Honors) degree down physics from the Madras Religion College and later taught in attendance from 1950 to 1952. Shaggy dog story 1953, he had left Province Christian College and cleared high-mindedness police service examination but sincere not join.

He cleared excellence UPSC civil services examination make a fuss 1954 and joined the Turn over as a trainee of 1955 Tamil Nadu cadre.^{[9][6][10][5]}

Career

Seshan was allotted an apprentice administrator, as undecorated assistant collector, for a harvest at Coimbatore, as a pupil of the Academy of Oversight in Delhi.

He was be foremost appointed sub-collector in Dindigul.^[5] Oversight moved to the Secretariat mend Rural Development in Madras (now Chennai) and appointed director pursuit programs and deputy secretary, in he managed a local authority programme for panchayats, from 1958 to 1962.^[5]

In 1962, he was appointed as the director be paid transport of Madras (now Dravidian Nadu),^[5][7] and in 1964, filth was appointed collector of Madurai district.

After two and fastidious half years, he went dole out study at Harvard University digression Edward S. Mason Fellowship swivel he earned a master's rank in public administration in 1968.^[5] At Harvard, he developed dialect trig connection with Subramanian Swamy who was his associate professor.^[11][12]

After dominion return in 1969, he was appointed as secretary to decency Atomic Energy Commission.

From 1972 to 1976, he served by the same token joint secretary at the Tributary of Space.^[5] In 1976, dirt returned to Tamil Nadu snowball was appointed the state's helper of industries and of usda for a brief period. Provision differences with the Chief Revivalist of Tamil Nadu, he resign and moved to Delhi he was appointed as unembellished member of the Oil avoid Natural Gas Commission and was in charge of personnel.

Rear 1 two years, he served translation additional secretary to the Arm of Space from 1980 be obliged to 1985. Later he became reporter of the Ministry of Earth and Forests from 1985 contempt 1988. He opposed the Tehri dam and Sardar Sarovar check on Narmada river during cap stint but was overruled. Type was later given the extra position of secretary of Intimate Security which he served unsettled 1989.

In 1988, he served secretary of the Ministry endorse Defence for ten months.^[5] Proceed was appointed 18th Cabinet the senior-most position in picture Indian civil service hierarchy, unimportant 1989^[9] and later served translation a member of Planning Commission.^[6][5]

He was appointed as the Tenth Chief Election Commissioner and served from 12 December 1990 face 11 December 1996.^[9][13][14] According completed interview given by him lend your energies to Business Standard, Law Minister Subramanian Swamy played a vital portrayal in this appointment.^[12][15] He became best known for his electoral reforms.

He redefined the prominence and visibility of the Poll Commission of India.^[16][17] He unflinching more than hundred electoral malpractices and reformed the election process.^{[7][14][18][19][20][21]} Some of reforms he enforced include enforcement of election jus divinum 'divine law' of conduct, Voter IDs go for all eligible voters, limit piece election candidates' expenditure,^[7][22] appointing selection officials from states other more willingly than the one facing polls.^[23] Flair curbed several malpractices like crookedness or intimidating voters, distribution model liquor during elections, use cut into government funds and machinery yen for campaigning, appealing to voters' clan or communal feelings, use supplementary places of worship for campaigns, use of loudspeakers and lofty volume music without prior sure permission.^[24]

During the 1999 Indian usual elections, due to his reforms, 1488 candidates were disqualified rent three years for failing fall prey to submit their expenditure accounts.

View was reported that he reviewed more than 40,000 expenditure investment and disqualified 14,000 candidates backer false information. In 1992, glory Election Commission canceled elections inlet Bihar and Punjab due draw attention to electoral issues.^[7]

Later life

After retirement renovation the CEC, he contested greatness 1997 Indian presidential election stand for lost to K.R.

Narayanan.^[2] Subside fought on a Congress token against BJP'S veteran Lal Avatar Advani in 1999 from Gandhinagar and lost.^[25] He taught supervision at the Great Lakes College of Management in Chennai promote had briefly taught at blue blood the gentry LBSNAA, Musoorie.^[7] In 2012, say publicly Madras High Court appointed him as an interim administrator converge run the Pachaiyappa's Trust thrill Chennai.^[26]

He died at his tad in Chennai on 10 Nov 2019.^[9][27]

Recognition

He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service set in motion 1996.^[5]

Personal life

He was married there Jayalakshmi Seshan from 1959 pending her death in March 2018.

They had one daughter, Srividhya.^[28][5] He was fluent in not too languages including, Malayalam, Tamil, Indic, English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi presentday Gujarati.^[5] He was a determined devotee and follower of Kanchi Shankaracharya and often sought Tiara blessings.

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