Suresh Ramchandra Dhas (born 1970)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a four-time member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He won as an MLA for the fourth time winning the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Ashti Assembly constituency in Beed District.[2]
Suresh Dhas | |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Ajabe |
| Constituency | Ashti |
| In office 1999–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sahebrao Darekar |
| Succeeded by | Bhimrao Dhonde |
| Constituency | Ashti |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 June 2018 – 21 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Diliprao Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Osmanabad-Latur-Beed Local Authorities |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1969 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Early life and education
editSuresh Dhas is from Jamgaon, Ashti. He has two sons, Jaydatta Dhas and Sagar Dhas.[3] He completed his bachelor’s degree in arts at Commerce and Science College, Tal Ashti, Beed and later did his M.S. at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad in 1993.[1]
Career
editSuresh won from the Ashti Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 140,507 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bhimrao Anandrao Dhonde, an independent politician, by a huge margin of 77,975 votes.[4]
He first became an MLA winning the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the BJP and retained it in the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He won for third time in the 2009 Assembly election representing the Nationalist Congress Party and defeated the BJP candidate Balasaheb Ajabe by a margin of 34,690 votes. He lost the next two elections in 2014 and 2019 but regained the seat for a fourth time in 2024, back on a BJP ticket.[5]
He served as minister of state for revenue, and rehabilitation in Maharashtra government. He was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party before switching to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won his seat in the Maharashtra council on 11 June 2018 with 526 votes while Ashok Jagdale, the candidate backed by the Nationalist Congress Party, earned 452 votes.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dhas Suresh Ramchandra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ASHTI(BEED) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Ashti (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Winner, Runner-up, Candidates List". The Indian Express. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (12 June 2018). "Setback for NCP, Congress in Maharashtra Council poll". Live Mint. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Ashti Election Result 2024 LIVE: Dhas Suresh Ramchandra of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Ashti, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Dhas Suresh Ramchandra wins Ashti with 140507 votes". India Today. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra Council poll: BJP's Suresh Dhas win Osmanabad-Latur-Beed seat - The Hindu". The Hindu.