- Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner of the country, passed away in October 2023.
- Manohar Singh Gill was the Chief Election Commissioner of the country from December 1996 to June 2001.
- He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000 for exceptional and distinguished services as a civil servant.
- He was made the Union Sports Minister in the Union Cabinet of Congress in the year 2008.
- Apart from this he also held the post of Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation.
