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N. Gopalaswami | |
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.jpg) N. Gopalaswami taking over as the Election Commissioner in New Delhi on 8 February 2004 | |
| 15th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
| In office 30 June 2006 – 20 April 2009 | |
| President | Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Brij Bihari Tandon |
| Succeeded by | Navin Chawla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1944 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Election Commissioner (2004-06); Chief Election Commissioner (2006-09); Chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation (2014-19); Chancellor of the National Sanskrit University of India |
N. Gopalaswami | |
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| President of Vivekananda Educational Society and Chancellor of National Sanskrit University | |
N. Gopalaswami (born 21 April 1944), served as 15th Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) and has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2015. He is a 1966 batch Indian Administrative Services officer belonging to the Gujarat cadre. He took over the charge of CEC on 30 June 2006 and retired in April 2009. He is currently the president of Vivekananda Educational Society which runs a group of schools in and around Chennai.[1] He was appointed as the Chairman of Kalakshetra for a term of five years starting from 22 October 2014, until 2019.[2]
- ^ "About us – Vivekananda Educational Society".
- ^ "Ex-CEC Gopalaswami new chairman of Kalakshetra Foundation". The Hindu. 22 October 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2015.