Koregaon

Koregaon is a census town and headquarters for the surrounding Koregaon Taluka in the Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the Satara-Pandarpur road about 18 km east of Satara city, about 120 km from Pune and 267 km from Mumbai. The Koregaon railway station, situated on the Pune-Miraj line, is 2 kilometers outside the town. At a stones throw from the railway station is Koregaon Bus Station.

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar writes about his childhood experience of travelling from Satara to Koregaon, and the discrimination they suffered, in his autobiographical book, Waiting for a Visa (chapter 1).

Demographics

In the 2011 India census, the town of Koregaon had a population of 23,539 individuals.

Kedareshwar Mandir

In Koregaon there is present Lord Shiva's temple, named Kedareshwar Mandir in Marathi. This place is large, and well known in all neighboring areas of Koregaon.

Education

Koregaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Koregaon(Assembly constituency)(Marathi: कोरेगाव विधान सभा मतदारसंघ) of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha is one of the constituencies located in the Satara district.

It is a part of the Satara (Lok Sabha constituency), along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Wai, Karad North, Karad South, Satara and Patan from the Satara district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

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Election results

Assembly elections 1951

Assembly elections 1957

Assembly elections 1962

Assembly elections 1967

Assembly elections 1972

Assembly elections 1978

Assembly elections 1980

Assembly elections 1985

Assembly elections 1990

Assembly elections 1995

Assembly elections 1999

Assembly elections 2004

Assembly elections 2009

Assembly elections 2014

See also

References

Koregaon (disambiguation)

Koregaon may refer to any of the following places in Maharashtra, India: