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. [2] Under his leadership, the Election Commission successfully administered and oversaw independent India's first two general elections, in 1951–52 and in 1957 .

2018年5月4日 · 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.

2024年3月17日 · 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.

2024年5月25日 · In March, 1950, Sen was appointed as India’s first chief election commissioner (CEC). Sukumar Sen was born on January 2, 1899. His father, Akshoy Kumar Sen, was also a civil servant.

Sukumar Sen became the first Vice-Chancellor of Burdwan University, which was established on 15 June 1960, with the help of Uday Chand Mahtab and the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.

2024年5月22日 · NEW DELHI : ICS officer Sukumar Sen, the then chief secretary of West Bengal, was chosen as the first election commissioner to administer and oversee the daunting task of conducting the...

2022年5月28日 · The reign of Sukumar Sen as the Chief Secretary for three years, on the other hand, seemed to prepare him for the most unconventional job that ever came to an ICS man. He was chosen to play obstetrician and deliver Indian democracy’s first crop of about 3,000 elected representatives.

2014年4月9日 · One giant of modern India, a person of critical importance in his time but largely forgotten today, was Sukumar Sen, mathematician, civil servant and, most importantly, the man who set up our...

Sukumar Sen may refer to: Sukumar Sen (civil servant) (1899–1963), India's first Chief Election Commissioner; Sukumar Sen (linguist) (1900–1992), Bengali linguist and author

2024年5月6日 · Sukumar Sen, the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, made Nehru wait for the necessary preparations At the end of a well-conducted and successful election process, the Indian National Congress won 364 seats to emerge as a landslide winner.