Divisions
Satara district consists of 11 talukas (tahsils). These are Satara, Karad, Wai, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan, Man, Khatav, Koregaon, Patan, Jaoli and Khandala. There are ten Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district. Phaltan, Man, Khatav, Koregaon, Wai and Satara are part of Satara Lok Sabha constituency and Jaoli, Patan, Karad (North) and Karad (South) are part of Karad Lok Sabha constituency.
| Taluka | Capital |
|---|---|
| Satara | Satara |
| Karad | Karad |
| Wai | Wai |
| Koregaon | Koregaon |
| Jaoli | Medha |
| Mahabaleshwar | Mahabaleshwar |
| Khandala | Khandala (Pargaon) |
| Patan | Patan |
| Phaltan | Phaltan |
| Khatav | Vaduj |
| Man | Dahiwadi |
Later, in the year 2009, the Karad Lok Sabha constituency was cancelled and it fused in the Satara Lok Sabha constituency. A new Madha Lok Sabha constituency was formed in the same year. Jaoli and Khatav Vidhan Sabha constituencies were cancelled, and Man, Phaltan were added to Madha Lok Sabha Constituency.
The Satara District is under proposal to be divided and a separate Karad District be carved out of existing Satara district with the inclusion of Karad and Patan as well as talukas of Walwa, Kadegaon and Shirala from neighbouring Sangli district in the proposed Karad district.
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