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Sinnar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sinnar Assembly constituency is one of the fifteen constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Nashik district. It is a part of the Nashik (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST) along with five other assembly constituencies, namely, Nashik East, Nashik Central, Nashik West, Deolali (SC) and Igatpuri (ST). Members of the Legislative Assembly * 1990: Tukaram Dighole, Indian National Congress * 1995: Tukaram Dighole, Independent * 1999: Manikrao Kokate, Shiv Sena * 2004: Manikrao Kokate, Shiv Sena * 2009: Manikrao Kokate, Indian National Congress * 2014: Rajabhau Waje, Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ... * 2019: Manikrao Kokate, Nationalist Congress Party Election results 2019 See also * Sinnar References Assembly consti ...
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdivision globally. It was formed on 1 May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State, which had existed since 1956, into majority Marathi-speaking Maharashtra and Gujarati-speaking Gujarat. Maharashtra is home to the Marathi people, the predominant ethno-linguistic group, who speak the Marathi language, the official language of the state. The state is divided into 6 divisions and 36 districts, with the state capital being Mumbai, the most populous urban area in India, and Nagpur serving as the winter capital, which also hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Godavari and Krishna are the two major rivers in the state. Forests cover 16.47 per cent of the state's geographical area. Out of the total cultivable land in the s ...
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2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. Following differences over the government formation, the alliance was dissolved, precipitating a political crisis. Since a council of ministers had not been formed after no party could manage to form the government, President's rule was imposed in the state. On 23 November 2019, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. However both of them resigned on 26 November 2019 before the floor test and on 28 November 2019, Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress formed the government under a new alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister. Subsequently, Uddhav Thackeray had to resign due to the Shiv Sena be ...
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Nashik Lok Sabha Constituency
Nashik Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, after the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Nashik Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by-poll Election results 1952 Lok Sabha Election * Govind Hari Deshpande (INC) : 89,261 votes * Narayanrao Ganpatrao Zodge (Samajwadi Paksha) : 45,600 2004 2009 Lok Sabha 2014 2019 See also * Nashik district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after art ... References External linksNashik lok sabha ...
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Nashik District
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, because the climate and soil conditions of Surgana, Peth, Igatpuri resembles with Konkan. Niphad, Sinnar, Dindori, Baglan blocks are like Western Maharashtra and Yeola, Nandgaon, Chandwad blocks are like Vidarbha Region. Nashik is the biggest city in the district while Malegaon is the second biggest city. Manmad, Igatpuri, sinnar are some of the big cities situated in the Nashik District. Manmad is one of the biggest railway junction in india while the city of Malegaon is famous for its powerloom. Nashik district is the third largest district in Maharashtra state in terms of population of 8,107,187 and occupying an area of 15,582 square kilometres in the north Maharashtra region. It is bounded by Dhule District to the north, Jalgao ...
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Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)
The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) is an Indian political faction under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, splintered from the main Nationalist Congress Party under Sharad Pawar. The faction has currently 41 MLAs from Maharashtra, 7 MLAs from Nagaland, and 2 MPs in Indian Parliament. The faction is currently unrecognised by Election Commission of India. History In July 2023, a majority of the elected representatives of the party led by Ajit Pawar joined the National Democratic Alliance National Democratic Alliance (NDA) () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing and Conservatism, conservative Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was foun ... government. This caused a direct split between Ajit Pawar and the founder-president of the party Sharad Pawar. References {{Reflist Nationalist Congress Party Political parties established in 2023 2023 establishments in India Maharasht ...
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Nashik (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Nashik Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, after the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, Nashik Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by-poll Election results 1952 Lok Sabha Election * Govind Hari Deshpande (INC) : 89,261 votes * Narayanrao Ganpatrao Zodge (Samajwadi Paksha) : 45,600 2004 2009 Lok Sabha 2014 2019 See also * Nashik district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after art ... References External linksNashik lok sabha ...
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Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a " big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first pr ...
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Manikrao Kokate
Manikrao Kokate is a politician from Nashik District of Maharashtra State. He is currently MLA of Sinnar Assembly Constituency on NCP Ticket. He has won from Sinnar assembly constituency 5 times. He has unsuccessfully contested as Independent candidate for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from Nashik Lok Sabha Constituency. Political career He started his political journey with Indian National Congress (INC) at young age. He left the Congress and joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which was founded by Sharad Pawar in 1999. After NCP denied him ticket for Sinnar Assembly Constituency, he switched to Shivsena and won the seat in 1999 and 2004 Maharashtra Assembly elections. Later he joined the rebellion of then Shivsena leader Narayan Rane Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He currently serves as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Second Modi ministry. He has previously held Ca ...
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Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena (IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a Right-wing politics, right-wing to Far-right politics, far-right Marathi people, Marathi Regionalism (politics), regionalist and Hindu nationalism, Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from Nativism (politics), nativist movements in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), the party agitated for preferential treatment for the Marathi people over migrants from other parts of India. Its election symbol for Maharashtra was the ''Bow and Arrow''. Although the party's primary base always remained in Maharashtra, it tried to expand to a pan-Indian base. In the 1970s, it gradually moved from advocating a pro-Marathi ideology to one supporting a broader Hindu nationalist agenda, and aligned itself with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party took part in Mumbai (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC) municipal elections for its entire existence. In 1989, it entered into a ...
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Rajabhau Waje
Rajabhau Waje (born 1965) is an Indian politician, from Sinnar, Nashik district. He is the member of 18th Lok Sabha representing the Shivsena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party. He was also a Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Sinnar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He belongs to a Gawli Ahir political family; his grandfather, Shankar Balaji Waje was a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly member from Sinnar 1965 to 1967. His grandmother, Mathurabai Waje was the first female mayor of Sinnar Nagar Parishad in Bombay State in 1953. She resigned from his post to support the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement and served prison terms. His father, Prakash Waje, also contested 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Sinnar (Vidhan Sabha constituency). Rajabhau Waje has supported the farmers' cause and has led many agitations. In May 2023, a panel led by Rajabhau Waje successfully took control of the Sinnar APMC from his rival, Manikrao Kokate. Positions held * ...
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Election Commission Of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission. Thus, the Election Commission is an all-India body in the sense that it is common to both the Central government and the state governments. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, State Legislative Councils and the offices of the President and Vice President of the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per ''Article 324'', and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropria ...
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Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in other states. Party formation and performance The NCP was formed on 10 June 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress on 20 May 1999, for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. When the NCP formed, the Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha party merged into the new party. Despite the NCP being founded on opposition to the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, the party joined the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to form the government of Maharashtra in October 1999. In 2004, the party joined the UPA to form the national government led by Manmohan Singh. The NCP's leader, Sharad Pawar served as the Minister of ...
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