 officer of 1975 batch from the Andhra Pradesh cadre

Mr. Brahma, who retired as the Union Power Secretary in April 2010, held office till 18 April 2015.He is second person from the North-East to become an Election Commissioner, after J. M. Lyngdoh.Born in a Bodo family in Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar district, Assam on 19 April 1950, he completed his post graduation in Political Science from Gauhati University and graduated from St. Edmund's College, Shillong.