# Suresh Dhas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Suresh_Dhas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Suresh_Dhas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Dhas > Source revision: 1349217024 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Member of [Maharashtra Legislative Assembly](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly) | term_start = 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = [Balasaheb Ajabe](/source/Balasaheb_Ajabe) | successor = | constituency = [Ashti](/source/Ashti_Assembly_constituency) | term_start1 = 1999 | term_end1 = 2014 | predecessor1 = Sahebrao Darekar | successor1 = Bhimrao Dhonde | constituency1 = [Ashti](/source/Ashti_Assembly_constituency) | office2 = Member of [Maharashtra Legislative Council](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Council) | term_start2 = 22 June 2018 | term_end2 = 21 June 2024 | predecessor2 = [Diliprao Deshmukh](/source/Diliprao_Deshmukh) | successor2 = | constituency2 = ''Osamanabad -Latur-Beed Local Authority'' | office3 = Minister of State
[Government of Maharashtra](/source/Government_of_Maharashtra) | term_start3 = 11 June 2013 | term_end3 = 28 September 2014 | 1blankname3 = [Chief Minister](/source/Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra) | 1namedata3 = [Prithviraj Chavan](/source/Prithviraj_Chavan) | 2blankname3 = Minister | 2namedata3 = [Balasaheb Thorat](/source/Balasaheb_Thorat) | 3blankname3 = Department | 3namedata3 = Revenue | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1969|2|2}} | party = [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) | other_party = [Nationalist Congress Party](/source/Nationalist_Congress_Party){{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Two former NCP MLAs quit party |url=https://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/210617/two-former-ncp-mlas-quit-party.html |access-date=9 January 2025 |work= |date=21 June 2017 |archive-date= |language=en}} }} '''Suresh Ramchandra Dhas''' (born 1969){{Cite web |title=Dhas Suresh Ramchandra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ASHTI(BEED) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=1724 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is a four-time member of the [Maharashtra Legislative Assembly](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly). He is one time member of [Maharashtra Legislative Council](/source/Maharashtra_Legislative_Council) From 2018 to 2024. He won as an MLA for the fourth time winning the [2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) representing the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) from [the Ashti Assembly constituency](/source/Ashti_Assembly_constituency) in Beed District.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Ashti (Maharashtra) Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Winner, Runner-up, Candidates List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/ashti-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-9685007/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He served as minister of state for revenue, and rehabilitation in Maharashtra government.{{cite news |title=LS polls: NCP's Suresh Dhas to contest against Gopinath Munde in Beed |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/ls-polls-ncps-suresh-dhas-to-contest-against-gopinath-munde-in-beed-1417229.html |access-date=9 January 2025 |publisher=Firstpost |date=3 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109121308/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/ls-polls-ncps-suresh-dhas-to-contest-against-gopinath-munde-in-beed-1417229.html |archive-date=9 January 2025 |language=en-us}} == Early life and education == Suresh Dhas is from Jamgaon, [Ashti](/source/Ashti%2C_Beed). He has two sons, Jaydatta Dhas and Sagar Dhas.{{Cite news |last=Ghadyalpatil |first=Abhiram |date=2018-06-12 |title=Setback for NCP, Congress in Maharashtra Council poll |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/zCjwztKAqrUFgEvRkVhHzL/Setback-for-NCP-Congress-in-Maharashtra-Council-poll.html |access-date=2018-06-13 |work=Live Mint}} He completed his bachelor's degree in arts at Commerce and Science College, Tal Ashti, Beed and later did his M.S. at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad in 1993. == Career == Suresh won from the Ashti Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the [2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2024_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election). He polled 140,507 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Bhimrao Anandrao Dhonde, an independent politician, by a huge margin of 77,975 votes.{{Cite web |title=Ashti Election Result 2024 LIVE: Dhas Suresh Ramchandra of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/ashti-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9130178.html |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Ashti |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13231.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109123259/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13231.htm |archive-date=9 January 2025 |access-date=9 January 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}} He first became an MLA winning the [1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/1999_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) representing the BJP and retained it in the [2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election](/source/2004_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election). He won for third time in the [2009 Assembly election](/source/2009_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election) representing [the Nationalist Congress Party](/source/Nationalist_Congress_Party) and defeated the BJP candidate [Balasaheb Ajabe](/source/Balasaheb_Ajabe) by a margin of 34,690 votes. He lost the next election in 2014 and contested MLC in 2018 for Usamanabad-Latur-Beed Local Authorities & got elected for Maharashtra legislative council. Once again in 2024 he got elected for a fourth time to the Maharashtra legislative assembly.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Ashti, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Dhas Suresh Ramchandra wins Ashti with 140507 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/ashti-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638360-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=India Today |language=en}} He served as minister of state for revenue, and rehabilitation in [Maharashtra government](/source/Maharashtra_government). He won his seat in the Maharashtra council on 11 June 2018 with 526 votes while [Ashok Jagdale](/source/Ashok_Jagdale), the candidate backed by the [Nationalist Congress Party](/source/Nationalist_Congress_Party), earned 452 votes.{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/maharashtra-council-poll-bjps-suresh-dhas-win-osmanabad-latur-beed-seat/article24147055.ece| title = Maharashtra Council poll: BJP's Suresh Dhas win Osmanabad-Latur-Beed seat - The Hindu| website = [The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhas, Suresh}} Category:Living people Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra Category:Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029 Category:1969 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Suresh Dhas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Dhas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Dhas?action=history)). 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