| Kasba Peth | |
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| Constituency No. 215 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Pune |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pune |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 283,672 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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 2019, however 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
| 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 ^
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hemant Rasane | 90,046 | 53.79% | ||
| INC | Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | 70,623 | 42.19% | ||
| MNS | Bhokre Ganesh Somnath | 4,894 | 2.92% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,213 | 0.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,423 | 11.60% | |||
| Turnout | 168,607 | 59.44% | |||
| Total valid votes | 167,394 | ||||
| Registered electors | 283,672 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravindra Dhangekar | 73,309 | 53.52% | ||
| BJP | Hemant Narayan Rasane | 62,394 | 45.55% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,401 | 1.02% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,915 | 7.97% | |||
| Turnout | 138,103 | 50.09% | |||
| Total valid votes | 136,980 | ||||
| Registered electors | 275,717 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mukta Tilak | 75,492 | 51.17% | ||
| INC | Arvind Shinde | 47,296 | 32.06% | ||
| Independent | Dhanwade Vishal Gorakh | 13,989 | 9.48% | New | |
| MNS | Ajay Shinde | 8,284 | 5.61% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,532 | 1.72% | ||
| Independent | Yuvraj Bhujbal | 1,072 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,196 | 19.11% | |||
| Turnout | 150,093 | 51.63% | |||
| Total valid votes | 147,537 | ||||
| Registered electors | 290,724 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Girish Bapat | 73,594 | 43.80% | ||
| INC | Dr.Rohit Deepak Tilak | 31,322 | 18.64% | ||
| MNS | Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | 25,998 | 15.47% | ||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 169,400 | 61.57% | |||
| Total valid votes | 168,028 | ||||
| Registered electors | 275,138 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Girish Bapat | 54,982 | 35.34% | ||
| MNS | Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj | 46,820 | 30.09% | New | |
| INC | Rohit Dipak 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% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,162 | 5.25% | |||
| Turnout | 155,625 | 49.08% | |||
| Total valid votes | 155,587 | ||||
| Registered electors | 317,093 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Girish Bapat | 38,160 | 55.81% | ||
| NCP | Anna Thorat | 28,542 | 41.74% | ||
| ABHM | Savarkar Himani Ashok | 1,158 | 1.69% | New | |
| Independent | Tikone Vijay Hiralal | 516 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,618 | 14.07% | |||
| Turnout | 68,398 | 54.84% | |||
| Total valid votes | 68,376 | ||||
| Registered electors | 124,712 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Girish Bapat | 39,419 | 54.65% | ||
| NCP | Anna Thorat | 19,251 | 26.69% | New | |
| INC | Balgude Sanjay Digambar | 13,065 | 18.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,168 | 27.96% | |||
| Turnout | 73,698 | 57.94% | |||
| Total valid votes | 72,130 | ||||
| Registered electors | 127,189 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. V. Vithoba | 37,100 | |||
| BJP | Girish Bapat | 31,775 | |||
| Margin of victory | 5,325 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Total valid votes | 0 | ||||
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anna Joshi | 49,152 | 53.25% | ||
| INC | Shantilal Suratwala | 42,075 | 45.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,077 | 7.67% | |||
| Turnout | 93,040 | 68.41% | |||
| Total valid votes | 92,311 | ||||
| Registered electors | 135,998 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ulhas Nathoba Kalokhe | 35,588 | 48.03% | New | |
| BJP | Arvind Lele | 31,321 | 42.27% | ||
| Independent | Appa Thorat | 5,980 | 8.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,267 | 5.76% | |||
| Turnout | 74,651 | 63.29% | |||
| Total valid votes | 74,101 | ||||
| Registered electors | 117,957 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 67,692 | 55.66% | |||
| Total valid votes | 66,980 | ||||
| Registered electors | 121,622 | ||||
| BJP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Arvind Lele | 52,190 | 60.96% | New | |
| INC | Ulhas Shedge | 28,410 | 33.18% | ||
| SS | Ghate Bhagwant Alias Nandkumar Laxman | 4,099 | 4.79% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,780 | 27.78% | |||
| Turnout | 86,624 | 74.96% | |||
| Total valid votes | 85,612 | ||||
| Registered electors | 115,556 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lilaba Merchant | 23,586 | 50.03% | ||
| SSP | Rambhau Wadke | 8,987 | 19.06% | New | |
| ABJS | Narayan Vaidya | 8,103 | 17.19% | ||
| Independent | Patel Husen Mohamad | 4,050 | 8.59% | New | |
| SS | Kaka Wadke | 1,949 | 4.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,599 | 30.96% | |||
| Turnout | 48,014 | 70.94% | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,148 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,679 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. V. Telang | 22,567 | 48.27% | ||
| SSP | R. P. Vadake | 18,398 | 39.35% | New | |
| ABJS | P. H. Kapoor | 5,603 | 11.98% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,169 | 8.92% | |||
| Turnout | 49,289 | 75.02% | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,751 | ||||
| Registered electors | 65,699 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Baburao Narayanrao Sans | 27,135 | 55.04% | ||
| 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% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,425 | 33.32% | |||
| Turnout | 51,698 | 72.96% | |||
| Total valid votes | 49,300 | ||||
| Registered electors | 70,855 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| 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) | |||||