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
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil is an Indian politician and ex-officer of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS). Since October 2019, he is the Member of Lok Sabha from the Satara constituency from Maharashtra, India.
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.
Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosle is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Loksabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Maharashtra since 2024 from Satara. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Madha Assembly constituency (245) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Southern India.
Koregaon Assembly constituency of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in the Satara district, in the Koregaon area.
Baglan Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
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.
Kopargaon Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.
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.
Patan 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.
Shivendra Raje Bhosale is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. He is heir to the Satara royal family.
