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Gill attended [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]] in [[Mussoorie]], India.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} In 1958, he joined the [[Indian Administrative Services]] and served in administration at various places in different capacities in the undivided Punjab until 1966 when Punjab was trifurcated to carve out separate states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. His various postings included as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Mahendragarh, now in Haryana, Deputy Commissioner of the then Lahaul-Spiti district, now in Himachal Pradesh. He also served as the Agriculture Secretary of Punjab from 1985-1987 under [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] who was then the Agriculture Minister of Punjab.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | Gill attended [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]] in [[Mussoorie]], India.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} In 1958, he joined the [[Indian Administrative Services]] and served in administration at various places in different capacities in the undivided Punjab until 1966 when Punjab was trifurcated to carve out separate states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. His various postings included as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Mahendragarh, now in Haryana, Deputy Commissioner of the then Lahaul-Spiti district, now in Himachal Pradesh. He also served as the Agriculture Secretary of Punjab from 1985-1987 under [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] who was then the Agriculture Minister of Punjab.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | ||
Gill served as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]] from 1996 to 2001 succeeding [[T. N. Seshan]]. His major achievement was introduction of [[Indian voting machines|Electronic Voting machines]] which curbed malpractices to a large extent. He was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] for his work in this post.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> | Gill served as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]] from 1996 to 2001 succeeding [[T. N. Seshan]]. His major achievement was introduction of [[Indian voting machines|Electronic Voting machines]] which curbed malpractices to a large extent. He was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]] for his work in this post.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> At the 300 year anniversary of the [[Khalsa]], he was awarded the "[[Order of the Nishan-e-Khalsa|Nishan-e-Khalsa]]".<ref name="Singh 2008.1">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Ranjit |title=Sikh Achievers |date=2008 |publisher=Hemkunt Press |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-7010-365-3 |page=122-123 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Sikh_Achievers/qfuDnpVlmlcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Nishan-e-Khalsa&pg=PA122&printsec=frontcover |language=en |chapter=Manohar Singh Gill}}</ref> | ||
In April 2008, Gill was inducted as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, as a replacement for [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]]. After the Congress Party won the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Indian election]], he was re-inducted to the same position. Later after a cabinet reshuffle he was dropped from the union cabinet.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | In April 2008, Gill was inducted as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, as a replacement for [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]]. After the Congress Party won the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Indian election]], he was re-inducted to the same position. Later after a cabinet reshuffle he was dropped from the union cabinet.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} | ||