Wai Assembly constituency

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Wai
Constituency No. 256 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
LS constituency	Satara
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Makrand Jadhav - Patil
Party	Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Faction)
Elected year	2019

Wai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Satara district, Maharashtra, India.

It is a part of Satara Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other assembly constituencies in Satara district, namely Patan, Karad South, Koregaon, Satara and Karad North.^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Wai^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Makrand Jadhav - Patil	140,971	59.52	+2.26%
	NCP-SP	Aruna Devi Pisal	79,579	33.6%	New
	Independent	Purushottam Bajirao Jadhav	4,695	1.98%	New
Majority			61,392	25.92%
Turnout			2,36,827
	NCP gain from NCP-SP		Swing

2019 Maharashtra State Assembly election: Wai^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Makrand Jadhav - Patil	130,486	57.26%
	BJP	Madan Prataprao Bhosale	86,839	38.11%
	VBA	Mahanawar Ramdas Bhiva	3,500	1.54%
	BSP	Dipak Keshav Kakade	1,761	0.77%
	CPI	Dhanraj Maruti Kamble	1,685	0.74%
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,358	0.6%
	MKS	Sachin Bhausaheb Chavan	627	0.6%
	ABHM	Advocate Dattatraya Abaji Sanas	509	0.22%
	Independent	Manohar Balasaheb Kadam	494	0.22%
	Independent	Shrirang Navsu Lakhe	359	0.16%
	Independent	Prashant Prataprao Jagtap	265	0.12%
Majority			43,647
Turnout			227,883	68.54
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

2014 Maharashtra State Assembly election: Wai^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NCP	Makrand Jadhav - Patil	101,218	46.35
	INC	Madan Prataprao Bhosale	62,516	28.63
	BJP	Purushottam Bajirao Jadhav	25,255	11.56
	SS	Dattaray Maruti Bavalekar	23,343	10.69
	Independent	Sanjay Namdev Gaikwad	1,362	0.62
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,325	0.61
	MNS	Mayur Prakash Nal	1,114	0.51
	Independent	Sunil Bhikaji Kadale	1,039	0.48
	Independent	Vijay Sahebrao Wankhede	521	0.24
	BSP	Rajan Waman More	514	0.24
	Independent	Umesh Mukund Waghmare	185	0.08
Majority			38,702	17.83
Turnout			2,18,392	69.23
	NCP gain from INC		Swing

^ Delimitation Of Parliamentary And Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
^ "Former minister Madanrao Pisal dies". The Times of India. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Wai". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Wai Constituency Election Results 2024". The Times of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ [1]
^ 2014 Election Commission of India

v t e Satara district topics
History	Sajjangad Ajinkyatara Kamalgad Kalyangad Kenjalgad Chandangad Jangali Jayagad Gunavantgad Prachitgad Pratapgad Pandavgad Bhairavgad Bhushangad Bhopalgad Makrandgad Machchindragad Mahimandangad Mahimangad Santoshgad Sundargad Vasota Fort Vardhangad Vandangad Vasantgad Varugad Vairatgad
Battles	Battle of Pratapgarh Battle of Satara
Rivers	Koyna River Krishna River Venna River Savitri River Gayatri River
Dams	Koyna Dam Kanher Dam Dhom Dam Mhaswad Dam Morana Dam Morna Gureghar Dam Uttarmand Dam Yeralwadi Dam
Lakes	Shivsagar Lake Venna Lake Kas Lake Bamnoli Lake
Ghats	Khambatki Ghat Amba Ghat
Caves	Wai Caves Karad Caves
Cities and towns	Karad Khatav Khandala Saal Wai Koregaon Rahimatpur Mahabaleshwar Mhaswad Man Aundh Panchgani Patan Phaltan Khed Medha Koynanagar
Villages	Awlan Kinhai Kondhawali Menawali Ninam Yerad
Places to see	Kas Plateau Reserved Forest Kanher Dam Pritisangam Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Mayani Bird Sanctuary Nandgiri or Kalyangad Fort Sajjangad Fort Siddhanath Temple, Mhaswad Thoseghar Waterfalls Vajrai Waterfall
Monuments	Mandhradevi
Transport	NH-48 Satara Junction Karad Airport
Education	Rayat Shikshan Sanstha Sainik School, Satara
Lok Sabha constituencies	Madha Satara
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Satara Koregaon Wai Karad North Karad South Patan Phaltan Man
Culture	Satari Kandhi Pedhe Lavani Puran poli