Rais Kasam Shaikh — MLA, Bhiwandi East (Samajwadi Party)
Rais Kasam Shaikh
Rais Kasam Shaikh is the MLA from the Bhiwandi East assembly constituency in Maharashtra, representing the Samajwadi Party in the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (elected in 2024).
Member identity and party: Election Commission of India, gazette of elected members. Sitting-member roster checked on 12 October 2026.
Bhiwandi East constituency
Bhiwandi East is seat number 137 of the 288 in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and lies in Thane district. It is a general (unreserved) seat.
At a general election Bhiwandi East votes as part of the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Samajwadi Party in the Maharashtra assembly
Samajwadi Party holds 2 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 145. Rais Kasam Shaikh was returned from Bhiwandi East in 2024.
Other MLAs in Thane district
Thane district returns 18 members to the Maharashtra assembly. The others are:
- Shantaram Tukaram More — Bhiwandi Rural, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
- Daulat Bhika Daroda — Shahapur, Nationalist Congress Party
- Choughule Mahesh Prabhakar — Bhiwandi West, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Vishwanath Atmaram Bhoir — Kalyan West, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
- Kisan Shankar Kathore — Murbad, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Balaji Pralhad Kinikar — Ambernath, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
- Ailani Kumar Uttamchand — Ulhasnagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad — Kalyan East, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Chavan Ravindra Dattatray — Dombivali, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Rajesh Govardhan More — Kalyan Rural, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
- Narendra Mehta — Mira Bhayandar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pratap Baburao Sarnaik — Ovala-Majiwada, Shiv Sena (2022-present)
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 288 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is due by December 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Bhiwandi East?
- Rais Kasam Shaikh of the Samajwadi Party is the sitting MLA for Bhiwandi East, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Rais Kasam Shaikh belong to?
- Rais Kasam Shaikh represents the Samajwadi Party, which holds 2 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Bhiwandi East constituency in?
- Bhiwandi East is seat number 137 and lies in Thane district of Maharashtra.
- Is Bhiwandi East a reserved constituency?
- Bhiwandi East is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Bhiwandi East fall under?
- Bhiwandi East is one of the assembly segments of the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Rais Kasam Shaikh, Maharashtra की Bhiwandi East विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Samajwadi Party। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Bhiwandi East सीट Thane ज़िले में है। सीट का पूरा विवरण Bhiwandi East विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।