Mohol

Mohol is a taluka (town) and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It contains the Nagnath Temple, one of the most important for the Nagesh community.

History

During the Muslim period, Mohol was known as 'Sonalpur'. An inscription from 1316 AD found in Kamati, Mohol taluka, confirms this.

Mohol was part of the Ahmednagar, Pune, and Satara districts before becoming a sub-district of Ahmednagar in 1838. In 1871, the district was reformed and joined with other sub-divisions to become the Solapur district.

Timeline

• 1838: Mohol became a sub-district of Ahmednagar.

• 1864: The sub-district of Sholapur, which included Mohol, was abolished.

• 1871: The Solapur district was reformed, including the sub-divisions of Mohol, Barshi, Madha, Karmala, Pandharpur, and Sangola.

• 1875: The Malshiras sub-division was added to the Solapur district.

• 1949: Mohol taluka was newly formed along with Akkalkot and Mangalwedha talukas.

List of villages in Mohol

Politics In Mohol

Mohol Assembly constituency (247) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India and located in Solapur district. It is reserved for an SC Candidate.

It is a part of Solapur Lok Sabha constituency.

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