T.N seshan

 

T. N. Seshan

Former Cabinet Secretary of India

Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan 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.

Born: 15 December 1932, Thirunellayi

Died: 10 November 2019, Chennai

Previous offices: Chief Election Commissioner of India (1990–1996), Cabinet Secretary of India (1989–1989)

Spouse: Jayalakshmi Seshan (m. 1959)

Full name: Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan

Education: Harvard University (1968), Madras Christian College, Govt Victoria College, B.E.M. Higher Secondary School.

On 15 December 1932, the man who is said to have cleaned up elections in India, former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan was born in Tirunellai, Palakkad District in Kerala. He identified more than a hundred malpractices in the electoral process and reformed the election process in India. This article helps you understand the life of one of the most well known Civil Servants.

Former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan, who cracked the whip on money and muscle power in elections and proved to be a nemesis for political parties, died in Chennai around 9.15 pm on Sunday, November 10. He was 87. His wife, Jayalakshmi, had died on 2019.