T. N. Seshan
Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (15 December 1932 – 10 November 2019) was an Indian civil servant and bureaucrat who served with the Indian Administrative Service. After serving in various positions in Madras and in various ministries of the Central Government, he served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. He was appointed the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990–96) and became known for his electoral reforms. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996.
T. N. Seshan | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 12 December 1990 – 11 December 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Preceded by | V. S. Ramadevi |
| Succeeded by | M. S. Gill |
| 18th Cabinet Secretary of India | |
| In office 27 March 1989 – 23 December 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | B. G. Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Pande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan 15 December 1932 Palghat, Malabar District, British India (present-day Kerala, India) |
| Died | 10 November 2019 (aged 86) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse |
Jayalakshmi Seshan
(m. 1959; died 2018) |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College Harvard University |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat |
| Awards | Ramon Magsaysay award (1996) |
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