11 November 2019 Current Affairs: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, 86 years old, passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 10 November 2019. He died due to cardiac arrest.
TN Seshan:
TN Seshan was a 1995 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He served as the tenth Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) from 12 December 1990 to 11 December 1996. He reformed elections by largely ending its malpractices in India. He is known for enforcing the model code of conduct. He led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s. He redefined the status and visibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI). He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1996 for his service to the government.
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