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Sukumar Sen (2 January 1898 – 13 May 1963) was an Indian civil servant who was the 1st Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958. Under his leadership, the Election Commission successfully administered and oversaw independent India's first two general elections, in 1951–52 and in 1957 .
May 4, 2018 · A very important personality during India's first ever elections in 1951-52 was Sukumar Sen, who was instrumental in setting up India's electoral system as it is today. He had the challenge of getting 176 million people to vote in general elections for the very first time.
May 28, 2022 · The first CEC Sukumar Sen remains one of the unsung heroes in the history of elections in India. He left no memoirs but only a few personal papers. The ECI, the organisation that he was able to create, and the elections that he delivered in a short span of time, were nothing short of a miracle. Nehru was giving him barely one year to get organised.
May 25, 2024 · Kolkata history. Remembering Sukumar Sen, the unsung hero of Indian democracy. The astute mathematician successfully handled India’s first elections held over a five-month period from October, 1951, to March, 1952, in 68 phases and also the 1957 Lok Sabha polls. Trinanjan Chakraborty | Published 25.05.24, 01:48 PM.
Mar 17, 2024 · Sukumar Sen, a seasoned Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer, plotted the elections over many months — from September 1951 to February 1952. This was around the time when the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, was assassinated, plunging the neighbouring nation into a military dictatorship.
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Sukumar Sen, India’s first chief election commissioner and conducted the first general elections of Independent India in 1951-52. (Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons) Sen was a remarkable son of...
The legacy of Sukumar Sen, the architect of the modern Indian election, goes far beyond party symbols, indelible ink, and ballot boxes. The year is 1919. The embers of the first World War are...
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Election Commission of India today organised the 1st Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture instituted as a tribute to the first Chief Election Commissioner of India. Sh Sen had served as the first Chief Election Commissioner of India from 21st March 1950 till 19th December, 1958.
