Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India and Congress leader Manohar Singh Gill died at a private hospital on Sunday (15th October 2023) at the age of 86 after combating a brief illness.

Condoling Gill's death, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge posted on X, “Extremely saddened at the passing away of Former Union Minister, Padma Vibhushan, Shri Manohar Singh Gill Ji.

As a valued colleague in the UPA Govt and earlier as a civil servant, his contributions to development of the nation in varied fields like sports, electoral processes and agriculture were long lasting."

Gill, a Punjab cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, served as the CEC between December 1996 and June 2001.

Later, he entered the Rajya Sabha as a Congress member and was made the Union sports minister in 2008. He is survived by his wife and three daughters..


Source : India Today