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  2. List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

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    The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of bicameral state legislature of the Maharashtra state in India.Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May 1960. The number of constituencies of the first Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Maharashtra state legislature in 1960 was 264. 33 constituencies were reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled ...

  3. List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India

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    21 Only Muslim Mochis are in the OBC list, the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 22 caste mahigeer faruki ob list Explanation: In the above list for Uttar Pradesh for all castes linked with traditional hereditary occupations, except those entered with specific mention of name of religion, are included, irrespective of whether their ...

  4. List of Scheduled Castes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.

  5. Maratha (caste) - Wikipedia

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    In independent India, these Marathas became the dominant political force in the newly formed state of Maharashtra. [48] The ritual caste hierarchy in Maharashtra is led by the Deshasthas, Chitpawans, Karhades, Saraswats and the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus. The Maratha are ranked lower under this classification than the above castes but are ...

  6. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Wikipedia

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    (1) The President may with respect to any State or Union Territory and where it is a State after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to ...

  7. Kunbi - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, the independent corporator, Malan Bhintade, who claimed to be Kunbi-Maratha but was later found to be of Maratha caste, lost her membership of the Pune Municipal Corporation after it was established that she had submitted a false caste certificate, claiming to be Kunbi-Maratha in order to run for elections in wards reserved for OBC ...

  8. Mahar - Wikipedia

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    Mahar is an Indian caste found largely in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas. [11] [12] Most of the Mahar community followed B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century. [13] [14] As of 2017 the Mahar caste was designated as a Scheduled Caste in 16 Indian states.

  9. Ministry of Other Backward Classes (Maharashtra) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Other Backward Classes - OBC is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state. The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Atul Save is Current Minister of Other Backward Classes Government of Maharashtra.