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Consider the following statements regarding the State Election Commissioner of Maharashtra:

Consider the following statements regarding the State Election Commissioner of Maharashtra:
  1. R. R. Patil was the first State Election Commissioner of Maharashtra.
  2. He served in this position from 1994 to 1999.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: Neither statement is correct. R. R. Patil, although a prominent leader and Home Minister of Maharashtra, was not the first State Election Commissioner of Maharashtra. The first State Election Commissioner was Dr. D. N. Chaudhari, appointed in 1994 and serving until 1999. R. R. Patil was never appointed to this constitutional position.
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