K. J. Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Occupation | Civil servant (ECI) |
| Known for | Observer for Bihar elections |
K. J. Rao (born 1942) was an advisor to the Indian Election Commission.[1] He was an election observer for 2005 Bihar elections.[2][3]
Career[edit | edit source]
K. J. Rao was a member of the investigation team that probed the malpractices in Amethi, the constituency of late Rajiv Gandhi, in 1989. He retired in 2002 but continued with the commission in various capacities.[4] He also helped in weeding out bogus names from electoral lists in West Bengal.[5]
In 2004 he was Election observer for President election in Afghanistan. He also refuted the claims of tampering with electronic voting machines (EVM) in 2009.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07.
- ā Sahay, Anand Mohan (December 19, 2005). "K J Rao is Bihar's hero no. 1, Lalu is zero no. 1". rediff.com.
- ā Singh, Santosh (January 6, 2010). "K J Rao model to power Rahul's 'Mission Bihar'". indianexpress.com.
- ā "Election Committee pointsman K. J. Rao calls it a day". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010.
- ā Our Political Bureau (January 6, 2006). "Bihar poll hero K J Rao to oversee Bengal elections". business-standard.com.
- ā Press Trust of India (Aug 7, 2009). "EVMs cannot be tampered: K J Rao". indianexpress.com.
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