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V S Sampath

Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath (16 January 1950) was the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the Election Commission of India from 2012 to 2015. As Chief Election commissioner, Sampath has smoothly conducted the largest electoral exercise in the history of world democracies - Indian general election, 2014-the 14th general elections in India. Besides several reformation in polling system, Sampath also introduced NOTA, an option on Indian voting machines during his tenure.

Election Commission proposes making paid news an electoral offence
Press Trust of India | October 21, 2014 11:17 PM IST
The Election Commission has proposed making paid news an electoral offence to provide a strong
Election Commission proposes making paid news an electoral offence
indiacom
2014-10-21T12:17:11+00:00
2014-10-21T12:17:11+00:00
V S Sampath
India.com
CEC VS Sampath denies any differences with Election Commission
Indo-Asian News Service | May 11, 2014 4:36 PM IST
The CEC refuted the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegations that it was biased, saying that such
CEC VS Sampath denies any differences with Election Commission
indiacom
2014-05-11T05:36:38+00:00
2014-05-11T05:36:38+00:00
V S Sampath
India.com
Maoist threat: Bihar polling booths to have armed security forces
Indo-Asian News Service | April 3, 2014 12:10 AM IST
All 59,807 polling stations in the state will have armed security forces during Lok Sabha Elections
Maoist threat: Bihar polling booths to have armed security forces
indiacom
2014-04-02T13:10:45+00:00
2014-04-02T13:10:45+00:00
V S Sampath
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