Devayani Farande

Prof. Devyani Suhas Pharande is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Farande is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Nashik Central constituency in Nashik district and was elected to the seat in 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. She was almost denied a ticket to contest in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and put on a waiting list before being given the ticket at the final moment.

In July 2024, her name had surfaced in a case about a scammer, that she was one of the people duped into giving money. In 2021, she had demanded action against Uddhav Thackeray for making comments against Yogi Adityanath which she claimed was "unacceptable".

Electoral record

Election Year Constituency Result Votes % Votes Source 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election 2014 Nashik Central constituency Won 61,548 38.63% 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election 2019 Nashik Central constituency Won 61,000 38.00%