Satara is a city located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India, near the confluence of the river Krishna and its tributary, the Venna. The city was established in the 16th century and was the seat of the Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom, Shahu I.
Satara district is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km2 (4,050 sq mi) and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban. Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, Wai, Karad, Malkapur, Koregaon, Rahimatpur, Dahiwadi, Koynanagar, Phaltan, Lonand, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Vaduj and Mhaswad. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur. The district of Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad bounds it to the north-west, Solapur the east, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri to the west.Satara is home to number of maratha warriors such as Hambirrao Mohite,Prataprao Gujar,Tanaji Malusare,Shindes of Kanherkhed etc
Patan is a census town in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The Kumbharli Ghat is a mountain pass in Maharashtra, India that connects the coastal Ratnagiri District in Konkan region of Maharashtra with the Satara District in Desh region. It cuts across the Western Ghats range. It is one of few link roads between the Konkan and Ghatmaatha in Maharashtra. The road, a state highway, is at an average elevation of 625 m (2,051 ft). It links the cities of Chiplun and Karad. Near the eastern end is the Koyna Dam.
Satara Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India, in Satara district.
Karad was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra from 1957 to 2009. The parts of constituency were delimited to Satara and Sangli Lok Sabha constituencies.It included the Walwa-Islampur and Shirala Vidhan sabha Constituencies which are now a part of sangli lok sabha constituency.
Balasaheb Desai was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra, India, who held important positions in the Maharashtra state government as home minister, education minister and cultural minister during the initial formation of the Maharashtra state. He was instrumental in establishing Shivaji University in Kolhapur in 1962.
Maval Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and 21 located in Pune district.
Koregaon Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in the Satara district, in the Koregaon area.
Satara Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India. It is a part of Satara Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Wai, Karad North, Karad South, Koregaon and Patan from Satara district.
Malshiras Assembly constituency (254) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes from 2008.
Yerad is a village in the Patan Taluka, Satara District in the Maharashtra state of India. Yerad is located 6.2 km distance from its Taluka main town, Patan. Yerad is 39.4 km from its District Main City Satara. It is 215 km from its State Main City Mumbai.
Wai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Satara district, Maharashtra, India.
Karad South Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in the Satara district.
Karad North Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in Satara district.
Man Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in Satara district.
Phaltan Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in Satara district. This constituency presently, after the delimitation of Legislative Assembly constituencies in 2008, is reserved for the candidates belonging to the SC.
Sangola is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Solapur district. Before the formation of Maharashtra as a separate state, the Sangola Assembly Constituency was part of the Bombay State during the early years of the Indian Republic.It was a reserved constituency for the 1951 and 1957 Bombay State elections. The constituency is not a reserved constituency. It is a part of Madha Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely Madha, Karmala and Malshiras in Solapur district and Phaltan and Man in Satara district.
Karawadi is a village panchayat located in the Karad taluka of Satara district in the southern part of Indian state of Maharashtra. It belongs to Western Maharashtra region. It has a population of 3,588 according to 2011 census. The nearby villages include Ogalewadi, Viravade, Wagheri, Vadoli Nileshwar. Prominent family surnames include Pisal, Dubal, Patil, Chavan, Bhosale, More, Bansode. It is in the Pune Division. It is located 57 km towards South from District headquarters Satara and 278 km from State capital Mumbai.
Vikramsinh Ranjitsinh Patankar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra, who was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), representing the Patan for five terms since 1983 to 2014, winning 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 1999 and 2009 elections. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party.
