Raigad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48

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(lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of

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state in western

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. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the

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of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the

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constituted on 12 July 2002. The constituency first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was

Anant Geete Anant Gangaram Geete (born 2 June 1951) is an Indian politician and was the Union Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises during 2014 - 2019 in Narendra Modi cabinet. He is also a former Union Cabinet Minister for ...

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who was also re-elected in the

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. In the 2019 General Elections Sunil Tatkare of NCP won the seat by margin of 31,438 votes defeating the incumbent Geetee who was also a Union Cabinet minister.

History

Raigad was historically called Kolaba, and was the capital of the

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king

Shivaji Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adils ...

Assembly segments

At present, Raigad Lok Sabha constituency comprises six

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(legislative assembly) segments in 2 district's. These segments are: Pen, Alibag and Shrivardhan Vidhan Sabha segments were earlier part of the former Kolaba Lok Sabha constituency. Mahad was earlier part of the

Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; �ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...

Lok Sabha Constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Elections 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

References

External links

Raigad lok sabha constituency election 2019 results details
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