▁commission ▁into ▁a ▁multi - member ▁body ▁by ▁appoint ing ▁two ▁election ▁commission ers ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁General ▁election . ▁This ▁move ▁was ▁widely ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁cur tail ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁Per i ▁S ast ri , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁be ▁brow be aten ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁on ▁the ▁timing ▁or ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁former ▁Com pt roller ▁and ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁C ▁G ▁Som iah ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Hon est ▁Always ▁Stand ▁Al one . ▁During ▁the ▁ten ure ▁of ▁D ines h ▁G os w ami ▁as ▁Law ▁Minister ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁V ish wan ath ▁Pr at ap ▁Singh , ▁Per i ▁S ast ri ▁recommended ▁wide - r anging ▁elect oral ▁re forms . ▁The ▁voting ▁age ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Chief ▁E lection ▁Commission er . ▁Also , ▁the ▁first ▁steps ▁towards ▁use ▁of ▁Electron ic ▁V oting ▁Mach ines ▁were ▁taken ▁during ▁his ▁term . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁former ▁C . E . C . s ▁of ▁India ▁ ▁Category : Ch ief ▁E lection ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁India ▁Category : T el ug u ▁people ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Mad ras ▁Christian ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ac ro bas is