Taruvai Subayya Krishnamurthy (born 1941) is a former

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officer who served as 13th Chief Election Commissioner (C.E.C) of

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(February 2004 – May 2005). His main assignment as C.E.C was to oversee the

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. He had earlier served in the

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as a commissioner since January 2000.

Background

Krishnamurthy started his career as an

officer. He served the government at various levels including as Secretary, Department of Company Affairs. He was the first Indian Revenue Service officer to become a Secretary to the Government of India as well as the Chief Election Commissioner of India. As Secretary, Department of Company Affairs, he is credited with setting up of Investor Education and Protection Fund set up from unclaimed dividends of companies. Krishnamurthy started his career as a probationary officer at the

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(prior to nationalization) at the age of 19. He joined the Indian Revenue Service in the batch of 1963, subsequent to which he was posted as Income Tax Officer in

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. Having served number of ministries in

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including Shipping and Finance, he was deputed as a Deputy General Manager with the

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. One of the key jobs he has handled was that of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in

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. He also served as an IMF advisor in

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and

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. As Chief Election Commissioner he was an observer to the elections in

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and the U.S Presidential Elections in 2004. In 2005, Krishnamurthy was appointed by the Supreme Court of India to conduct the elections to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (B.C.C.I) in order to ensure free and fair polls amidst the different factions within the BCCI.

Early life and personal history

Krishnamurthy hails from Taruvai village in Tirunelveli district. He was born and brought up in Tiruchirapalli and went on to study high school at Baroda. He went on to study at

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. Krishnamurthy won gold medals in History, Economics and Political Science at

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. He also completed a master's degree in Fiscal Studies from the

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, U.K. Post his retirement, he is a board member of various companies and NGOs. He was the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai Kendra. He is the author of the book ''Miracles of Democracy'', published in 2008. Krishnamurthy is married to Geetha Krishnamurthy, a

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artiste from Chennai.

References

http://www.uniindia.com/4-ngos-chosen-for-mahaveer-awards/south/news/2895527.html Shri T.S.Krishnamurthy is a Member of the Selection Jury of Mahaveer Awards instituted by Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation.

External links

"''T S Krishnamurthy to be new CEC''"
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article dated 19 January 2004.
"''Krishnamurthy new chief election commissioner''"
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article dated 19 January 2004.
"''T.S. KRISHNAMURTHY TAKES OVER AS CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER''" Press release
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dated 8 February 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnamurthy, T S 1941 births Alumni of the University of Bath Chief Election Commissioners of India Indian Revenue Service officers Living people People from Tirunelveli district University of Mysore alumni People from Tiruchirappalli