Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath | |
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18th Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
In office 11 June 2012 – 15 January 2015 | |
President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | S. Y. Quraishi |
Succeeded by | Harishankar Brahma |
Personal details | |
Born | Vellore, Tamil Nadu 16 January 1950 |
Nationality | Indian |
Profession | Civil servant |
Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath (Tamil: வீரவல்லி சுந்தரம் சம்பத்) served as 18th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the Election Commission of India from 2012 to 2015 . He succeeded S. Y. Quraishi as the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 June 2012.[1] Born on 16 January 1950, Sampath retired on 15 January 2015 when he attained 65 years of age. [2]