Mumbai: Former Chief Election Commissioner Neela Satyanarayan passed away on Thursday. Neela Satyanarayan was the first woman officer to become the Chief Election Commissioner of Maharashtra. Neela Satyanarayana aged 72 succumbed to death due to the novel coronavirus.

The 1972 batch officer was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. She was undergoing treatment at the Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai but her fight with infection failed. She breathed her last on Thursday.

Neela Satyanarayanan was a retired IAS officer of 1972 batch from Maharashtra cadre who was selected as the first woman State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra.

She also held multiple prominent positions in the fields of home, forest, revenue, social, information and publicity, rural development, medical and more of the government. Apart from this, Neela has made prominent attainments in literature and music.

Watch Neela Satyanarayan's interview with DD