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The Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner?
ASukumar Sen of Bengal
BT. N. Seshan of Madras
CK. V. K. Sundaram
DS. P. Sen Verma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sukumar Sen of Bengal
1. The Election Commission was set up in January 1950.
2. Sukumar Sen was its first head.
3. Elections were first expected in 1950 itself.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2, Era of One-Party Dominance._
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