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02-Feb-25

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Former CEC Navin Chawla passes away

Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla, who oversaw the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, passed away in Delhi on Saturday( 1 February). He was 79.

Condoling the passing of Navin Chawla, the Election Commission said he led many reforms, including enabling third gender voters to exercise a preference to vote in a new category of 'Other', instead of being compelled to vote as 'Male' or 'Female'.
Navin Chawla was known for ushering in a key reform for third gender voters.
He authored the book titled “Every Vote Counts -The Story of India's Elections”.
Navin Chawla, a retired 1969-batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, assumed office as an election commissioner on May 16, 2005, and served in that role till April 20, 2009, after which he served as chief election commissioner till July 29, 2010.

By: Brijesh Kumar

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