Shri Dinesh T. Waghmare

State Election Commissioner, Maharashtra

Date of Birth : 26 th June 1965

Educational Qualification :

B.Tech (Electronic Engineering) from Visvesvaraya National Institute of
Technology (VNIT), Nagpur (1987),
M.Tech (Computer Science) from IIT Kharagpur (1989),
M.Sc (Development Project Planning), Bradford University, UK (2007)

Languages Known: Marathi, Hindi, English

Shri. Dinesh T. Waghmare, the 7 th SEC of Maharashtra, belonged to 1994 batch of the IAS from Maharashtra Cadre. After his retirement as Additional Chief Secretary of the State, he joined as State Election Commissioner on 28/01/2025.

Administrative Service :

Shri. Waghmare has a very long experience in administration, having worked on various important posts in the State. He worked on various posts as Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education Drugs Department, GoM; Principal Secretary, Home (Appeals Security), GoM; Principal Secretary, Energy Department, GoM; Chairman Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. (MSETCL); Principal Secretary, Social Justice Special Assistance Department, GoM; Municipal Commissioner, Pimpri Chinchwad (PCMC) Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporations; Managing Director, Maharashtra Agro-Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC); Divisional Commissioner, Amravati, Member Secretary, Vidarbha Statutory Development Board-Nagpur; Additional Tribal Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Nagpur; Managing Director, Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd (MSSIDC); Chairman, Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT); Collector-Buldhana; CEO-Zilla Parishad-Yavatmal, Washim, Assistant Collector, Ratnagiri.

Awards :-

Shri. Waghmare has been awarded with SKOCH Gold Award in Power Energy Sector, Navbharat Governance Award, The CSR India 2021 Award, PSU Awards for Digital Transformation, Greentech Leading Director Award 2021, Satyen Maitra National Award for Post Literacy Mission.