♦ Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Navin Chawla (79) passed away on 1 February 2025. He was the election commissioner (EC) between 2005 and 2009, and then appointed as the 16th CEC from April 2009 to July 2010. 

♦ Chawla is a 1969-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of AGMUT cadre. During his tenure as CEC, the poll body successfully conducted the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in seven states.
♦ Chawla was also known as the biographer of Mother Teresa. The biography titled “Mother Teresa” was first published in the UK in 1992, and has seen many translations and editions since then. He also co-authored “Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work of Mother Teresa” with photographs by Raghu Rai. It was published in the UK in 1997.