Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed profound grief over the death of T N Seshan, saying that the former CEC gave the Election Commission its own identity.
Seshan, who ruthlessly enforced the model code of conduct and led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s, died in Chennai on Sunday night following a cardiac arrest. He was 86.
In his condolence message, Kumar said that Seshan, while serving as the Chief Election Commisioner, gave the Election Commission its own identity.
Seshan played a very important role in improving the electoral system by bringing transparency through voter identity card, he said adding that "we all are saddened by his death."
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