The first state Election Commissioner of Jharkhand was

Vishwanath Shahdeo
Ganpat Rao Pande
B. B. Lal
None of the above

The correct answer is: A. Vishwanath Shahdeo

Vishwanath Shahdeo was the first State Election Commissioner of Jharkhand. He was appointed on 15 November 2000 and served till 31 October 2005. He was a retired IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre.

Ganpat Rao Pande was the second State Election Commissioner of Jharkhand. He was appointed on 1 November 2005 and served till 31 October 2009. He was a retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

B. B. Lal was the third State Election Commissioner of Jharkhand. He was appointed on 1 November 2009 and served till 31 October 2013. He was a retired IAS officer of the Bihar cadre.

None of the above is the correct answer.