(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) In Depth: Former Chief Election Commissioner T. N. Seshan - The Great Ringmaster

Topic: Former Chief Election Commissioner T. N. Seshan - The Great Ringmaster

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Former chief election commissioner TN Seshan passed away at his residence in Chennai due to a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening. He was 86.

Born on 15 December, 1932, Seshan held several important positions before being appointed the Chief Election Commissioner by President R Venkataraman in December 1990.

His tenure as the 10th CEC between 1990 and 1996 is remembered as a time of major electoral reforms.

Not only did he initiate measures to check electoral spending. Seshan also enforced the Model Code of Conduct, laying the foundation for today's electoral process.

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Courtesy: RSTV