Tirunellai Narayana Iyer
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Tirunellai Narayana Iyer is the full given name of T. N. Seshan, the prominent Indian civil servant best known for his tenure as Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tirunellai Narayana Iyer canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian civil servant
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person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
T. N. Seshan
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Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Vibhushan
NERFINISHED
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Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-11-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Madras Christian College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Iyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
election administration
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public administration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Tirunellai Narayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Shri ⓘ |
| knownFor |
electoral reforms in India
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strengthening the authority of the Election Commission of India ⓘ strict enforcement of election code of conduct ⓘ |
| memberOf | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| notableWork | implementation of voter ID cards in India ⓘ |
| occupation |
bureaucrat
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civil servant ⓘ |
| office | Chief Election Commissioner of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thirunellai, Palakkad, Kerala, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | contested 1997 Indian presidential election ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cabinet Secretary of India
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Chief Election Commissioner of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Administrative Service officer ⓘ |
| precededBy | R. V. S. Peri Sastri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Indian Administrative Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureEvent | curbing use of money and muscle power in Indian elections ⓘ |
| spouse | Jayalakshmi Seshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | M. S. Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1996 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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