Palus-Kadegaon Assembly constituency

Palus-Kadegaon
Palus-Kadegaon
Constituency No. 285 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Vishwajeet Kadam, present MLA of Palus-Kadegaon
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Lok Sabha constituency	Sangli
Total electors	293,574
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Vishwajeet Kadam
Party	INC
Alliance	MVA
Elected year	2024

Palus-Kadegaon Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.^[1]

Overview

Palus-Kadegaon constituency is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Sangli district.^[2]

Palus-Kadegaon is part of Sangli Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Miraj, Sangli, Khanapur, Tasgao-Kavathemahakal and Jat.^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
Before 2009 : See Bhilwadi Wangi
2009	Patangrao Kadam	Indian National Congress
2014	Patangrao Kadam
2018^	Vishwajeet Kadam
2019
2024

^ By-elections

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Palus-Kadegaon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam	130,769	56.10%	36.16
	BJP	Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh	100,705	43.20%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	899	0.39%	10.71
Margin of victory			30,064	12.90%	68.26
Turnout			234,010	79.71%	12.69
Total valid votes			233,111
Registered electors			293,574		5.36
	INC hold		Swing	36.16

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Palus-Kadegaon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam	171,497	92.26%	*New*
	NOTA	None of the Above	20,631	11.10%	New
	SS	Sanjay Ananda Vibhute	8,976	4.83%	New
	Independent	Adv. Pramod Ganpatrao Patil	2,132	1.15%	New
Margin of victory			150,866	81.16%
Turnout			206,715	74.19%
Total valid votes			185,886
Registered electors			278,629		7.72
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly By-election 2018

2018 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by-election : Palus-Kadegaon^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	INC	Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam	Unopposed
Registered electors			301,947
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Palus-Kadegaon^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Patangrao Kadam	112,523	54.11%	4.26
	BJP	Pruthviraj Sayajirao Deshmukh	88,489	42.55%	New
	SS	Pravin Alias Lalasaheb Narayan Gondil	2,208	1.06%	New
	Independent	Sandeep Rajoba Dhanpal	1,686	0.81%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	640	0.31%	New
Margin of victory			24,034	11.56%	8.00
Turnout			209,054	82.14%	3.70
Total valid votes			207,944
Registered electors			254,502		9.11
	INC hold		Swing	4.26

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election : Palus-Kadegaon^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Patangrao Kadam	106,211	58.37%	*New*
	Independent	Pruthviraj Sayajirao Deshmukh	70,626	38.82%	New
	Independent	Mahendrakumar Alias Mahesh Deshmukh	1,504	0.83%	New
	BSP	Shivling Krishna Sonavane	1,218	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			35,585	19.56%
Turnout			182,008	78.03%
Total valid votes			181,949
Registered electors			233,259
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.
^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.

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[ceo-1] "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.

[2] "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.

[3] "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 278.

[election2019-4] "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[5] "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[election2014-6] "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[7] "General Elections to State Legislative Assembly 2009" (PDF). Chief Eletoral Officer, Maharashtra. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 July 2024.

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Sangli District
History	Aundh State Sultanate of Bijapur Daphlapur State Jath State Miraj Junior Miraj Senior Sangli State
Geography	Bhivargi Dam Krishna River Morna Dam Yelavi Dam
Cities and towns	Ashta Bhilawadi Jat Kavathe-Mahankal Kirloskarwadi Miraj Palus Sangli Tasgaon Uran Islampur Vita
Transport	Bhilawadi railway station Kirloskarvadi railway station Miraj Junction railway station NH 48 Sangli railway station
Lok Sabha constituencies	Hatkanangle Sangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Islampur Jat Khanapur-Atpadi Miraj Palus-Kadegaon Sangli Shirala Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal
Tehsil	Atpadi Jath Kadegaon Kavathe-Mahankal Khanapur (Vita) Miraj Palus Shirala Tasgaon Walwa
Tourist attractions	Chandoli National Park Ganpati Temple Narsobawadi Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Shreekshetra Audumbar
Education	Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology Walchand College of Engineering Willingdon College