Preceded by R. V. S. Peri Sastri Name V. Ramadevi Occupation civil servant | Nationality Indian Succeeded by T. N. Seshan Died April 17, 2013, Bengaluru | |
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Born 15 January 1934Andhra Pradesh, India ( 1934-01-15 ) | ||
V S RAMADEVI, 1st woman chief election commissioner of india||मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त
V. S. Ramadevi (born 15 January 1934 – 17 April 2013) M.A, L.L.M, was the Chief Election Commissioner of India from 26 November 1990 to 11 December 1990. She was the first woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India. She was succeeded by T. N. Seshan.
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Ramadevi was born in Chebrolu of West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India on 15 January 1934 (which happens to be the date of the Sankranti harvest festival). She was educated in Eluru. She registered her name as advocate after completing M.A. LLB in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. She served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 26 July 1997 to 1 December 1999 and as the Governor of Karnataka from 2 December 1999 to 20 August 2002.
She died on 17 April 2013 in her residence in HSR Layout Bangalore.