Recently former Chief Election Commissioner Manohar Singh Gill has passed away.

Recently former Chief Election Commissioner Manohar Singh Gill has passed away.

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Category : National Published on: October 18 2023

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  • Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner of the country, passed away in October 2023.
  • Manohar Singh Gill was the Chief Election Commissioner of the country from December 1996 to June 2001.
  • He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000 for exceptional and distinguished services as a civil servant.
  • He was made the Union Sports Minister in the Union Cabinet of Congress in the year 2008.
  • Apart from this he also held the post of Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation.
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