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V. S. Sampath
18th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath (Tamil: வீரவல்லி சுந்தரம் சம்பத்) served as 18th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the Election Commission of India from to .
Election commissioner sampath biography
He succeeded S. Y. Quraishi as the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 June [1] Born on 16 January , Sampath retired on 15 January when he attained 65 years of age. [2]
Early career
In his early career in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the southern part of India, Shri Sampath was the administrative head (District Collector) of large Indian districts between and This stint, apart from giving him a strong grounding in public administration and policy implementation, also provided a good exposure to election organization at the grass root level.
As the District Collector of several coastal districts, Shri Sampath led large teams in managing natural disasters and cyclone relief in rural areas, an experience that required execution abilities under ext