Late TN Seshan, former CEC of India and the man who cleaned up the electoral system in India saw to it that model code of conduct was taken seriously by political parties and candidates. The election identity card was one of the measures taken up by TN Seshan. He also saw to it that model code of conduct, till then considered a document of academic interest, was taken seriously by the political parties and candidates despite facing criticism. Seshan demonstrated to the outside world that his post cannot be taken lightly. Seshan was a crusader against corruption and electoral malpractices.
After the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 results nobody was speaking about EVMs but during the elections there were complaints against EVMs. Election officials are the best people to put light on the events that unfolded during longest elections of seven phases. Hope we see a person like late Seshan take charge of Election Commission in future to repose faith in free and fair elections in our country.
