Harishankar Brahma (born 19 April 1950[1]) served as 19th Chief Election Commissioner of India.

He was the Member-Secretary of the State Electricity Board, Andhra Pradesh and also worked as: He was appointed as the election commissioner in August 2010.

[9] In an article in The Indian Express on 28 July 2012, he blamed illegal immigration from Bangladesh for the 2012 Assam violence.

It has to tackle the problem of D-Voters (doubtful voters), numbering approximately 1.5 lakh, while preparing the electoral rolls of Assam.

It is advisable that these pending cases lying in various courts and tribunals be disposed of quickly and within a definite time frame.