About Pen Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
A city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, the assembly constituency of Pen belongs to
Raigad
parliamentary constituency. The seat which was occupied by PWP (Peasants and Workers Party)
from 1980 to
2004 was taken over by INC (Indian National Congress) in the 2004 assembly elections. But in
2009 assembly
elections, PWP managed to regain its lost seat. Dhairyashil Mohan Patil of PWP won the 2009
assembly
elections and is the present MLA. He defeated Patil Ravisheth Dagadu of INC. Patil bagged
60757 votes as
against Dagadu's 53141 votes. A cultural centre of the district, the city had a population
of 195,454 in
2011. The name of the city is derived from the word 'Pene', which means 'A place to rest'.
The city is
famous for Ganesh idols.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Pen Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Pen assembly elections conducted so
far.
| Year |
A C No. |
Constituency Name |
Category |
Winner |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Runner Up |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
| 2014 |
191 |
Pen |
GEN |
Dhairyasheel Mohan Patil |
M |
PWPI |
64616 |
Ravisheth Patil |
M |
INC |
60496 |
| 2009 |
191 |
Pen |
GEN |
Dhairyashil Mohan Patil |
M |
PWPI |
60757 |
Patil Ravisheth Dagadu |
M |
INC |
53141 |
| 2004 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Ravisheth Patil |
M |
INC |
56841 |
Bhai Mohan Mahadev Patil |
M |
PWPI |
41905 |
| 1999 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Mohan Mahadeo Patil |
M |
PWPI |
38768 |
Ravishet Patil |
M |
INC |
36155 |
| 1995 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Mohan Mahadev Patil |
M |
PWP |
43027 |
Ravindranath Dagadu Patil |
M |
INC |
42034 |
| 1990 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Patil Mohan Mahadeo |
M |
PWP |
51184 |
Mahatre Balaji Damaji |
M |
INC |
40904 |
| 1985 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Mohan Patil |
M |
PWP |
40347 |
Namdeo Yeso Khaire |
M |
INC |
30513 |
| 1980 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
Patil Mohan Madhav |
M |
PWP |
36996 |
Gavand Vithalrav |
M |
INC(I) |
21651 |
| 1978 |
15 |
Pen |
GEN |
A.T. Patil |
M |
INC |
28478 |
Mohan Mahadeo Patil |
M |
PWP |
25541 |
| 1972 |
17 |
Pen |
GEN |
A. T. Patil |
M |
IND |
41892 |
Mohan Mahadeo Patil |
M |
INC |
21293 |
| 1967 |
17 |
Pen |
GEN |
A. P. Shetye |
M |
PWP |
23794 |
A. T. Patil |
M |
INC |
23021 |
| 1962 |
37 |
Pen |
GEN |
Laxman Shankar Mhatre |
M |
INC |
19673 |
Tukaram Hari Vajekar |
M |
PWP |
15326 |
Last Updated on July 17, 2023