Sukumar Sen was _______________?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → First Chief Election Commissioner of India
The Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950, and Sukumar Sen became the first Chief Election Commissioner.
NCERT (2025-26): “Challenge of building democracy … Last year you studied how our Constitution was drafted. You would remember that the Constitution was adopted on 26 November 1949 and signed on 24 January 1950 and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. At that time the country was being ruled by an interim government. It was now necessary to install the first democratically elected government of the country. The Constitution had laid down the rules, now the machine had to be put in place. Initially it was thought that this was only a matter of a few months. The Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950. Sukumar Sen became the first Chief Election Commissioner. The country’s first general elections were expected sometime in 1950 itself.” |