{"id":1421,"date":"2018-02-03T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T09:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/who_is_who_new\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2018-04-19T06:07:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T06:07:00","slug":"t-n-seshan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/who-is-who\/government-politics\/t-n-seshan.html","title":{"rendered":"T.N. Seshan Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T.N. Seshan was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India, T.N. Seshan served in office between December 1990 and December 1996. Born in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, he is known for his introduction of many electoral reforms and his uprightness.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his stint as the CEC, he served as the Director, Ministry of Atomic Energy; Joint Secretary, Ministry of Space; Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Government of Tamil Nadu; Member (Personnel), Oil &amp; Natural Gas Commission(ONGC), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Space, Cabinet Secretary and many other posts.<\/p>\n<p>During his stint as the CEC, he came in confrontation with many politicians because of his strong desire to ensure free and fair elections in many parts of the country. He contested for the post of President of India in 1997, where he lost to K.R. Narayanan. He was awarded the Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>He has been active even after retirement, founding the Deshbhakt Trust, an NGO devoted to social reforms in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T.N. 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