Ram Krishna Trivedi (1 January 1921 – 19 November 2015) was an Indian politician who was

Governor of Gujarat The governor of Gujarat Is a nominal head and representative of the president of india In the state of Gujarat. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years and resides in Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Acharya Devvrat took ...

from 26 February 1986 to 2 May 1990. Trivedi also served as

Chief Election Commissioner of India The Chief Election Commissioner of India heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures and of President and Vice-President. This power of th ...

from 18 June 1982 to 31 December 1985. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

. He was the first to introduce voter id cards in Indian Elections. He died in Lucknow in 2015.

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List of former CEC of India
Chief Election Commissioners of India 1921 births 2015 deaths Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs {{Gujarat-politician-stub