Kasba Peth Assembly constituency explained

Kasba Peth
State:Maharashtra
District:Pune
Loksabha Cons:Pune
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Mla:Ravindra Dhangekar
Party:INC
Latest Election Year:2023
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.

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
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.