Kasba Peth Assembly constituency

Kasba Peth
Constituency No. 215 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune
Lok Sabha constituencyPune
Established1957
Total electors283,672
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024

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 is considered a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party, as it had elected BJP MLAs from 1995 to 2024, with the exception the constituency elected the Indian National Congress politician Ravindra Dhangekar in a by-election in 2023, upturning this trend, though the BJP regained the seat in 2024.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member[2] Party
1957 Vishnu Chitale Communist Party of India
1962 Baburao Sanas Indian National Congress
1967 R. V. Telang
1972 Lilaba Merchant
1978 Arvind Lele Janata Party
1980 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Ulhas Kalokhe Indian National Congress
1990 Anna Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party
1991^ Vasant Thorat Indian National Congress
1995 Girish Bapat Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019 Mukta Tilak
2023^ Ravindra Dhangekar Indian National Congress
2024 Hemant Rasane Bharatiya Janata Party

By-elections denoted by ^

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Hemant Rasane 90,046 53.79% 8.24
INC Ravindra Dhangekar 70,623 42.19% 11.33
MNS Bhokre Ganesh Somnath 4,894 2.92% New
NOTA None of the Above 1,213 0.72% 0.30
Margin of victory 19,423 11.60% 3.63
Turnout 168,607 59.44% 9.33
Total valid votes 167,394
Registered electors 283,672 2.89
BJP gain from INC Swing 0.27

Assembly By-election 2023

2023 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Kasba Peth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ravindra Dhangekar 73,309 53.52% 21.46
BJP Hemant Rasane 62,394 45.55% 5.62
NOTA None of the Above 1,401 1.02% 0.69
Margin of victory 10,915 7.97% 11.14
Turnout 138,103 50.09% 1.07
Total valid votes 136,980
Registered electors 275,717 5.16
INC gain from BJP Swing 2.35

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mukta Tilak 75,492 51.17% 7.37
INC Arvind Shinde 47,296 32.06% 13.42
Independent Dhanwade Vishal Gorakh 13,989 9.48% New
MNS Ajay Shinde 8,284 5.61% 9.86
NOTA None of the Above 2,532 1.72% 0.90
Independent Yuvraj Bhujbal 1,072 0.73% New
Margin of victory 28,196 19.11% 6.05
Turnout 150,093 51.63% 10.32
Total valid votes 147,537
Registered electors 290,724 5.66
BJP hold Swing 7.37

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Girish Bapat 73,594 43.80% 8.46
INC Dr. Rohit Deepak Tilak 31,322 18.64% 11.39
MNS Ravindra Dhangekar 25,998 15.47% 14.62
NCP Deepak Mankar 15,865 9.44% New
Independent Suryakant Alias Banduanna Aandekar 10,001 5.95% New
SS Badhe Prashant Laxman 9,203 5.48% New
NOTA None of the Above 1,371 0.82% New
Margin of victory 42,272 25.16% 19.91
Turnout 169,400 61.57% 12.00
Total valid votes 168,028
Registered electors 275,138 13.23
BJP hold Swing 8.46

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Girish Bapat 54,982 35.34% 20.47
MNS Ravindra Dhangekar 46,820 30.09% New
INC Dr. Rohit Deepak Tilak 46,728 30.03% New
BSP Mohol Satish Baban 1,396 0.90% New
SP Anis Ahmmad 1,110 0.71% New
ABHM Milind Ramakant Ekbote 1,027 0.66% 1.03
Margin of victory 8,162 5.25% 8.82
Turnout 155,625 49.08% 5.76
Total valid votes 155,587
Registered electors 317,093 154.26
BJP hold Swing 20.47

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Girish Bapat 38,160 55.81% 1.16
NCP Anna Thorat 28,542 41.74% 15.05
ABHM Savarkar Himani Ashok 1,158 1.69% New
Independent Tikone Vijay Hiralal 516 0.75% New
Margin of victory 9,618 14.07% 13.89
Turnout 68,398 54.84% 1.88
Total valid votes 68,376
Registered electors 124,712 1.95
BJP hold Swing 1.16

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Girish Bapat 39,419 54.65% 3.66
NCP Anna Thorat 19,251 26.69% New
INC Balgude Sanjay Digambar 13,065 18.11% 17.37
Margin of victory 20,168 27.96% 5.14
Turnout 73,698 57.94% 17.06
Total valid votes 72,130
Registered electors 127,189 3.14
BJP hold Swing 3.66

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Girish Bapat 53,043 58.31% New
INC Dr. Satish Desai 32,283 35.49% New
Independent Sayed Badshah Noor Mohammed 2,213 2.43% New
JD Shah Devichand Deepchand 642 0.71% New
Margin of victory 20,760 22.82%
Turnout 91,959 74.57%
Total valid votes 90,969
Registered electors 123,312
BJP gain from INC Swing

Assembly By-election 1991

1991 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Kasba Peth[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. V. Vithoba 37,100
BJP Girish Bapat 31,775
Margin of victory 5,325
Turnout
Total valid votes 0
INC gain from BJP Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anna Joshi 49,152 53.25% 10.98
INC Shantilal Suratwala 42,075 45.58% 2.45
Margin of victory 7,077 7.67% 1.91
Turnout 93,040 68.41% 5.06
Total valid votes 92,311
Registered electors 135,998 15.29
BJP gain from INC Swing 5.22

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ulhas Nathoba Kalokhe 35,588 48.03% New
BJP Arvind Lele 31,321 42.27% 0.81
Independent Appa Thorat 5,980 8.07% New
Margin of victory 4,267 5.76% 0.38
Turnout 74,651 63.29% 7.75
Total valid votes 74,101
Registered electors 117,957 3.01
INC gain from BJP Swing 4.95

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Arvind Lele 28,851 43.07% New
INC(I) Dhere Prakash Keshavrao 25,249 37.70% New
INC(U) Shantilal Suratwala 11,991 17.90% New
Margin of victory 3,602 5.38% 22.40
Turnout 67,692 55.66% 19.01
Total valid votes 66,980
Registered electors 121,622 5.25
BJP gain from JP Swing 17.89

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Arvind Lele 52,190 60.96% New
INC Ulhas Shedge 28,410 33.18% 16.84
SS Ghate Bhagwant Alias Nandkumar Laxman 4,099 4.79% 0.65
Margin of victory 23,780 27.78% 3.19
Turnout 86,624 74.96% 4.42
Total valid votes 85,612
Registered electors 115,556 70.74
JP gain from INC Swing 10.94

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Lilaba Merchant 23,586 50.03% 1.75
SSP Rambhau Wadke 8,987 19.06% New
ABJS Narayan Vaidya 8,103 17.19% 5.2
Independent Patel Husen Mohamad 4,050 8.59% New
SS Kaka Wadke 1,949 4.13% New
Margin of victory 14,599 30.96% 22.05
Turnout 48,014 70.94% 1.50
Total valid votes 47,148
Registered electors 67,679 3.01
INC hold Swing 1.75

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. V. Telang 22,567 48.27% 6.77
SSP R. P. Vadake 18,398 39.35% New
ABJS P. H. Kapoor 5,603 11.98% 0.53
Margin of victory 4,169 8.92% 24.40
Turnout 49,289 75.02% 1.58
Total valid votes 46,751
Registered electors 65,699 7.28
INC hold Swing 6.77

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Baburao Narayanrao Sans 27,135 55.04% 6.56
Independent Kaluram Udansing Pardeshi 10,710 21.72% New
ABJS Vasant Digamber Malegaonkar 6,172 12.52% New
CPI Narsing Mahadev Tilekar 5,032 10.21% 41.31
Margin of victory 16,425 33.32% 30.29
Turnout 51,698 72.96% 5.00
Total valid votes 49,300
Registered electors 70,855 6.18
INC gain from CPI Swing 3.53

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election : Kasba Peth[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Chitale Vishnu Dattatraya 25,637 51.52% New
INC Sathe Vinayak Krishna 24,129 48.48% New
Turnout 49,766 74.58%
Total valid votes 49,766
Registered electors 66,732
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

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