Step 1: Understanding the Question:
• We must order the Chief Election Commissioners of India by their terms of office.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
• D. T. Swaminathan: 1957-1958 (the second CEC).
• C. T.N. Seshan: 1990-1996.
• E. Navin B. Chawla: 2005-2009.
• B. V.S. Sampath: 2012-2015.
• A. Nasim Zaidi: 2015-2017.
• The sequence from earliest to latest is D, C, E, B, A.
Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct option is (C) D, C, E, B, A.