Kasba Peth Assembly constituency explained

Kasba Peth
State:Maharashtra
District:Pune
Loksabha Cons:Pune
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Mla:Hemant Rasane
Party:BJP
Latest Election Year:2024
Type:SLA
Constituency No:215

Kasba Peth Assembly constituency is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India.[1] It is constituency is located in the Pune district and is a segment of Pune (Lok Sabha constituency).

It was considered a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as it had elected BJP MLAs from 1995 to 2019, however the constituency elected the Indian National Congress politician Ravindra Dhangekar in a by-election in 2023, upturning this trend.

In 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election BJP candidate Hemant Rasane made a spectacular comeback by defeating INC candidate Ravindra Dhangekar, resulting in BJP retaining it's Bastion of Kasba Peth in just 1.5 years

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1957Vishnu Chitale
1962Baburao Sanas
1967R. V. Telang
1972Lilaba Merchant
1978
1980
1985Ulhas Kalokhe
1990Anna Joshi
1991^Vasant Vithoba Thorat
1995Girish Bapat
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019Mukta Tilak
2023^Ravindra Dhangekar
2024Hemant Rasane
By-elections denoted by ^

Election results

2004

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . 26 November 2008 . 24 June 2021.