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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name | | name = Manohar Singh Gill | ||
|image | | image = Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill.jpg | ||
|imagesize | | imagesize = | ||
|office | | office = [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]] | ||
|term_start | | term_start = 1996 | ||
|term_end | | term_end = 2001 | ||
|predecessor = [[T. N. Seshan]] | | predecessor = [[T. N. Seshan]] | ||
|successor | | successor = [[J. M. Lyngdoh]] | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|06|14|df=y}} | ||
|spouse | | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Vinnie Gill<br />|1965}}}} | ||
|children | | children = 3 | ||
|occupation | | occupation = Civil servant | ||
|nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Manohar Singh Gill''' (born 14 June 1936) is an Indian politician | '''Manohar Singh Gill''' (born 14 June 1936) is an Indian politician, of the [[Indian National Congress]] party, has served as the [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php |title=Council of Ministers - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |work=india.gov.in |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=11 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813133910/http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php |archive-date=13 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He represents [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. | ||
==Early life and career== | |||
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> | |||
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}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{s-bef | before = [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]]}} | |||
{{s-ttl | title = [[Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011}} | |||
{{s-aft|after=[[Ajay Maken]]}} | |||
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{{Chief Election Commissioners of India}} | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, M. S.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, M. S.}} | ||
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in civil service]] | |||
[[Category:Chief Election Commissioners of India]] | |||
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[[Category:Indian civil servants]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]] | |||
[[Category:Union ministers of state of India]] | |||
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India]] | |||
[[Category:1936 births]] | [[Category:1936 births]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]] | |||
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