Ashti is a city in

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subdivision of

Beed district Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, iːɖ is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Beed. The district occupies an area of 10,693 km² and has a popu ...

in the

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. Ashti (constituency number 231) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in

. It covers the entire Ashti and Patoda tehsils and part of the Shirur tehsil of this district.

History

The town of Ashti came to prominence around the 16th century when it was awarded to the Dhonde dynasty as a "

jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

". The Dhondes were one of the fiercest warriors and equally well educated and known for their benevolent rule. Under the Dhonde dynasty, the barren and rocky land of Ashti was converted to a more fertile place and a trade center that it is today.

Dudhna River

The Dudhna River is a tributary of the

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located in the Indian state of

. It originates from the Ajanta ranges in the

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district and flows through

, Jalna,

, and

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districts before merging into the

. The river has a total length of approximately 190 kilometers. The Dudhna plays a significant role in supporting

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

in the region, with its flow being largely seasonal and dependent on monsoon rains. A notable structure on the river is the Dudhna Dam, situated in the

district, which is primarily used for irrigation and water supply.

Villages

Ashti taluka comprises 176 villages, among which: * Dadegaon * Deulgaon Ghat * Jamgaon * Parodi * Takalsing * Tavalwadi * Hatolan

Notable People

Suresh Dhas Suresh Ramchandra Dhas (born 1969) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a four-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is one time member of Maharashtra Legislative Council From 2018 to 2024. He won as an MLA for the f ...

Bharatiya Janata Party * Bhimrao Dhonde Bharatiya Janata Party * Balasaheb Ajabe Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar

External links

Bhimrao Anandrao Dhonde
at India leader
"Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008"
* https://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1181 * https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jagir

References

Cities and towns in Beed district Talukas in Maharashtra Talukas in Beed district {{Beed-geo-stub