The Constitution of India was amended in 1992 through the 73rd and 74th amendments in order to provide legal sanctity to the Local Self-Governments (LSGs), giving LSGs their rightful place in the process of Nation building. LSGs consist of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in urban areas; Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Village Panchayats in rural areas.
These amendments provide, inter alia, an independent State Election Commission in each state (under Article 243-K and 243-ZA) for timely conduct of elections in a free and fair and transparent manner.
The State Election Commission, Maharashtra (SECM) was established on 26th April 1994. Following are the State Election Commissioners appointed since 1994:
| Sr. No. | Name | Date from | To date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri. D. N. Chaudhary | 26/04/1994 | 25/04/1999 |
| 2 | Shri. Y. L. Rajwade | 15/06/1999 | 14/06/2004 |
| 3 | Shri. Nand Lal | 15/06/2004 | 14/06/2009 |
| 4 | Smt. Neela Satyanarayan | 07/07/2009 | 06/07/2014 |
| 5 | Shri. Jageshwar Saharia | 05/09/2014 | 04/09/2019 |
| 6 | Shri. U.P.S. Madan | 05/09/2019 |