The following is the list of held the post of the Chief Election Commissioner of India with duration details:
| Chief Election Commissioners | Held the post | |
1 | Sukumar Sen | 21-Mar-1950 to 19-Dec-1958 |
2 | K. V. K. Sundaram | 20-Dec-1958 to 30-Sep-1967 |
3 | S. P. Sen Verma | 1-Oct-1967 to 30-Sep-1972 |
4 | Dr. Nagendra Singh | 1-Oct-1972 to 6-Feb-1973 |
5 | T. Swaminathan | 7-Feb-1973 to 17-Jun-1977 |
6 | S. L. Shakdhar | 18-Jun-1977 to 17-Jun-1982 |
7 | R. K. Trivedi | 18-Jun-1982 to 31-Dec-1985 |
8 | R. V. S. Peri Sastri | 1-Jan-1986 to 25-Nov-1990 |
9 | V. S. Ramadevi | 26-Nov-1990 to 11-Dec-1990 |
10 | T. N. Seshan | 12-Dec-1990 to 11-Dec-1996 |
11 | M. S. Gill | 12-Dec-1996 to 13-Jun-2001 |
12 | J. M. Lyngdoh | 14-Jun-2001 to 7-Feb-2004 |
13 | T. S. Krishnamurthy | 8-Feb-2004 to 15-May-2005 |
14 | B. B. Tandon | 16-May-2005 to 29-Jun-2006 |
15 | N. Gopalaswami | 30-Jun-2006 to 20-Apr-2009 |
16 | Navin Chawla | 21-Apr-2009 to 29-Jul-2010 |
17 | Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi | 30-Jul-2010 – till date |
