Wikipedia
Raigad
Raigad may refer to:
-
Raigad district in Maharashtra, India
- Raigad fort
- Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra, India
- Raigarh, district in Chhattisgarh, India
Raigad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Raigad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. It is a new constituency, created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. The constituency first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Anant Geete of Shiv Sena who was also re-elected in the 2014 elections. As of 2014, Geete (who is also the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) represents this constituency in the Lok Sabha.