S. L. Shakdher (1918–2002) was a

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 t ...

and former Secretary-General of

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and

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(Lower House of Parliament of India). He was Chief Election Commissioner from 1977 to 1982. He hailed from

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. He died in 2002. He was an Expert on Constitution matters and Parliamentary proceeding, he made significant contribution to adaptation and changes in Parliamentary procedures for efficient functioning of Lok Sabha. He has rich knowledge and wide experience in Parliamentary matters is symbolised by his treatise on ''Practice and Procedure of Parliament'', co-authored with Subhash Kashyap, and other publications.

Positions held

* Secretary, Lok Sabha, 1964–73 * Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, 1973–77 * Secretary-General of the Indian Parliamentary Group

References

Kashyap, Subhash C. (1989) The Office of the Secretary-General – Monograph Series (New Delhi: Lok Sabha Sectt., pp. (25–26) People from Jammu and Kashmir Indian civil servants Chief Election Commissioners of India 2002 deaths Secretaries General of the Lok Sabha 1918 births {{India-bio-stub