Mumbai, July 16: Maharashtra’s first woman chief election commissioner Neela Satyanarayan died on Thursday. She was 72-years-old and was admitted at Seventh Hills Hospital after she was diagnosed with coronavirus. She is the first IAS officer in the state to succumb to COVID-19.

The former IAS officer served as an additional secretary of the Revenue department. Post-retirement, Satyanarayan was made the state election commissioner. Satyanarayan was also a celebrated author and poet and had composed music for some films. Following the demise of the former State election commissioner, several politicians took to Twitter and shared their condolences. Maharashtra: Traffic Congestion Seen in Pune As City Enters 10-Day Lockdown to Control Spread of COVID-19; See Pics.

Anil Parab, Maharashtra's Minister of Transport & Parliamentary Affairs:

Supriya Sule, MP:

As per the Union Health Ministry's data, Maharashtra is the worst COVID-19 affected state. Till now, 2,75,640 cases have been confirmed in the state, out of which 1,52,613 recovered while 10,928 died.

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