Kothrud Assembly constituency is one of the 288
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
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(Assembly) constituencies of
Maharashtra
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state in
Western India
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. It is one of the twenty one constituencies of located in the
Pune district and one of eight in
Pune
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City.
It is a part of the
Pune Lok Sabha constituency
Pune (formerly spelt Poona) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.
Vidhan Sabha segments
The six vidhan sabha seats covered by Pune (पुणे) constituency hav ...
along with five other assembly constituencies, viz
Kasba Peth,
Parvati
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,
Pune Cantonment
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(SC),
Shivajinagar,
Vadgaon Sheri
Wadgaonsheri (Wadgaon Sheri) also spelled as "Vadgaonsheri" ( PMC office located in Nagar Road) is an upmarket residential and commercial neighborhood of Pune, India located off the Nagar Road and centrally located all within 5 to 10 minutes dr ...
from Pune City.
Kothrud Assembly Constituency came into existence by dividing
Shivaji Nagar assembly constituency as well as dissolving
Bhavani Peth constituency. It was not swing from
Nationalist Congress Party
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to
Shiv Sena
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. It is the stronghold of
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha ...
. After division
Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune.
The neighborhood is located in the West-Central region of the city. During recent times, Kothrud has seen rapid expansion as well ...
won by
Shiv Sena
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and
Shivajinagar by
Vinayak Nimhan,
Indian National Congress
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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2009
See also
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Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune.
The neighborhood is located in the West-Central region of the city. During recent times, Kothrud has seen rapid expansion as well ...
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Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
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Shivajinagar Assembly constituency (Kothrud area was part of this constituency until 2008)
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List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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References
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Assembly constituencies of Pune district
Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra
Pune
Politics of Pune district
Constituencies established in 2008
2008 establishments in Maharashtra