Maval

Maval is a tehsil in a subdivision of the same name, in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India.

Description

The word Maval is derived from a Marathi word Maval, meaning the direction in which the sun sets. This region is towards the west of Pune area. It is hilly terrain and part of the Sahyadri range/western ghats. The Sahyadri range goes from north to south. On the western part of the range lies the Konkan area and on the eastern side 'Maval'. Many rivers originate from this region and travel from west to east. Broadly speaking maval is subdivided into 12 subregions. Each subregion is mostly identified by the name of a river. The names of the subregions are Nane maval, Andar maval, Pawan maval, Gunjan maval, Karyat maval, Kanand maval, Hirdus maval, Mose Maval, Velkhand Maval, Korbarse maval etc. The highest point of this region is the Mahabaleshwar area, which is approximately 4500 feet above sea level. Maval is one of the world's highly biodiversified regions. It was the first abode of Shivaji, who formed an army of the local peasants called 'Mavale'. Chhatrapati Shivaji united, motivated, empowered and trained the 'mavale'. Maval region is a home to numerous forts of significant historical military importance. The whole of this region proudly carries the historical footprints of the Great Shivaji and his loyal 'Mavale'.

Maval (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Maval Vidhan Sabha constituency (Marathi: मावळ विधानसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the twenty one constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Pune district, India.

It is a part of the Maval (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies: Pimpri and Chinchwad from the Pune District and Karjat, Uran and Panvel from the Raigad district.

See also

Maval

Maval (Lok Sabha constituency)

Maval Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: मावळ लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Gajanan Babar of Shiv Sena. As of the 2014 elections, its current MP is Shrirang Barne also of Shiv Sena.

Assembly segments

Presently, Maval Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are:

Members of Parliament

Key

  Shiv Sena  

Election results

General election 2009

General election 2014

See also

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