Ravindra Dhangekar | |
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[[File:| Ravindra Dhangekar|frameless|upright=1]] | |
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mukta Tilak |
Constituency | Kasba Peth |
Personal details | |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar is an Indian National Congress politician from Pune who has been serving as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Kasba Peth Assembly constituency since March 2023 when he won the seat in a byelection that was necessitated by the death of the incumbent BJP MLA Mukta Tilak. Dhangekar winning the seat on a Congress ticket was considered a significant upset to the BJP,as the seat had consistently been held by the BJP for 28 years since 1995,and was considered a stronghold of the BJP. [1] [2] [3]
Following his victory in the byelection from Kasba Peth,Dhangekar was made the candidate of the Indian National Congress from Pune Lok Sabha constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,going up against Murlidhar Mohol of the BJP among others. [4] He lost in Pune Lok Sabha constituency.
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