Kasba Peth Assembly constituency
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 2019, however 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