Suresh Dhas

Suresh Dhas is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Suresh Dhas is 3 time former member of Maharashtra legislative assembly from Ashti constituency (1999 to 2014) who served as minister of state for revenue, rehabilitation in Maharashtra government. His nickname Anna is famous in public. He was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party before switching to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won his seat on 11 June 2018 with 526 votes while Ashok Jagdale, the candidate backed by the Nationalist Congress Party, earned 452 votes.[1] Earlier, Ramesh Karad had filed a nomination from the NCP but had withdrawn on the last day, forcing NCP and Congress to support an independent member. He is called Anna by his supporters. He has a son named Jaydatta Dhas and Sagar Dhas.[2]

Suresh Dhas
Member(elect) of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Assuming office
22 June 2018
SucceedingDiliprao Deshmukh, Indian National Congress
ConstituencyAshti, Beed
Personal details
Born02 February 1969
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

References
  1. "Maharashtra Council poll: BJP's Suresh Dhas win Osmanabad-Latur-Beed seat - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  2. Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (12 June 2018). "Setback for NCP, Congress in Maharashtra Council poll". Live Mint. Retrieved 13 June 2018.


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