Chief Election Commissioners of India

Chief Election Commissioners of India:

1. Sukumar Sen: 21 March 21, 1950 to December 19, 1958
2. K.V.K. Sundaram: 20 December 20, 1958 to 30 September 30, 1967
3. S.P. Sen Verma: 1 October 1, 1967 to September 30, 1972
4. Dr Nagendra Singh: October 1, 1972 to February 6, 1973
5. T. Swaminathan: February 7, 1973 to June 17, 197
6. S.L. Shakdhar: June 18, 1977 to June 17, 1982
7. R.K. Trivedi: June 18, 1982 to December 31, 1985
8. R.V.S. Peri Sastri: January 1, 1986 to November 25, 1990
9. Smt V.S. Ramadevi: November 26, 1990 to December 11, 1990
10. T.N. Seshan: December 12, 1990 to December 11, 1996
11. M.S. Gill: December 12, 1996 to June 13, 2001
12. J.M. Lyngdoh: June 14, 2001 to February 7, 2004
13. T.S. Krishna Murthy: February 8, 2004 to May 15, 2005
14. B.B. Tandon: May 16, 2005 to June 28, 2006
15. Needamangalam Gopalaswami: June 29, 2006 to April 20, 2009
    
16. Navin Chawla: April 20, 2009 to ...

*Navin Chawla will hold office till July 29, 2010, when he turns 65.