Sanjay Dulichand Rathod is a

Shiv Sena Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...

politician from

Yavatmal district Yavatmal district , əʋət̪maːɭformerly known as Yeotmal, is a district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the region of Vidarbha, in the east-central part of the state. It is Vidarbha's third-largest district by popula ...

, Maharashtra. He is a member of the

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 memb ...

from Digras-

Darwha Darwha is a town and a municipal council in Yavatmal district in the state of Maharashtra, India. History Locals believe Rango Bapuji Gupte, a freedom fighter had lived incognito in the town. The town is also famous for 'Golibar Chowk', sq ...

Assembly Constituency.
Rathod belongs to the

Banjara The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan. Etymology The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and outs ...

community. He won 2014 assembly election with record margin of 79,864, second highest in Maharashtra.

Political career

* 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) * 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) * 2014 - 2019: Minister of State for Revenue in Maharashtra State Government * 2014: Guardian minister of

* 2015: Guardian minister of

Washim district Washim district (Marathi pronunciation: �aːʃim is a district in Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is at Washim. The area of the district is . Demography and Geography The district had a population of 1,020,216 of which 17.49% were urban ...

* 2019: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term) * 2019: Appointed minister of Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation * 2020: Appointed guardian minister of

* 2022 : Appointed Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra) in Maharashtra State Government. He resigned from the cabinet in 2021.

Pooja Chavan Suicide Controversy

In February 2021, Rathod was accused of death of the 23-year-old woman named Pooja Chavan. Chavan, who hailed from Parli in

Marathwada Marathwada () is a proposed state and geographical region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed during the Nizam's rule and was part of the then Hyderabad State. The region coincides with the Aurangabad division of Maharashtra. ...

Beed district Beed district (Marathi pronunciation: iːɖ is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Beed. The district occupies an area of 10,693 km² and has a population of 2,585,049 ...

, died after jumping from an apartment balcony in the

Hadapsar Hadapsar is a developed town in eastern Pune City, Maharashtra. After 1990, Hadapsar developed into a major industrial area and is now one of the most densely populated and developed areas of Pune District. It is well connected to all parts of ...

area of

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. Alleged audio clips of phone conversation between Chavan and Rathod soon went viral. Opposition leader

Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (Marathi pronunciation: ��ेवेंद्र फडणवीस born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He served as ...

, former party MP

Kirit Somaiya Kirit Somaiya (born 12 February 1954) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who represented Mumbai North-East in the 16th Lok Sabha and the 13th Lok Sabha. He is currently appointed as vice president of Bharatiya Janata Part ...

, and BJP’s State women’s wing office-bearer Chitra Wagh demanded investigations into the death of Chavan. On 14 February 2021, Maharashtra Chief Minister

Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: d̪ʱːəʋ ʈʰaːkɾeː born 27 July 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022. He was also the president of Shiv Sena prior to ...

ordered an investigation into the allegations against Rathod. He resigned on 28 Feb 2021.

References

External links

Shiv Sena Home Page
* http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm * http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-team-portfolios-allocated-bjp-retains-key-departments-2041510
Profile of Maharashtra government ministers
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Living people Shiv Sena politicians People from Yavatmal district Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 1971 births {{Maharashtra-SS-politician-stub

Political career

Pooja Chavan Suicide Controversy

See also

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