Kasba Peth Assembly constituency is one of the constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, in India. 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 MemberParty 1957 Vishnu Chitale 1962 Baburao Sanas 1967 R. V. Telang 1972 Lilaba Merchant 1978 Arvind Lele 1980 1985 Ulhas Kalokhe 1990 Anna Joshi 1991^ Vasant Thorat 1995 Girish Bapat 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 Mukta Tilak 2023^ Ravindra Dhangekar 2024 Hemant Rasane By-elections denoted by ^
Election results Assembly Election 2024
Assembly By-election 2023
Assembly Election 2019
Assembly Election 2014
Assembly Election 2009
Assembly Election 2004
Assembly Election 1999
Assembly Election 1995
Assembly By-election 1991
Assembly Election 1990
Assembly Election 1985
Assembly Election 1980
Assembly Election 1978
Assembly Election 1972
Assembly Election 1967
Assembly Election 1962
Assembly Election 1957
See also List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
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