Vinayak Raut (born 15 March 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the
Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He is leader of
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 ...
in
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
representing
Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the
17th Lok Sabha
The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...
. Originally from Mumbai, Raut was previously elected as 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
Vile Parle
Vile Parle (, also known as Parle, pronounced "Parle" or "Parla"), is a neighbourhood and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai. Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi and Gujarati population. It se ...
of
Mumbai
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for 1999-2004 as a Shiv Sena candidate.
He was also elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Shiv Sena Party in 2012.
He resigned on 27 May 2014 from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Raut was elected as MP for Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency since the
2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014.
* 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014
Africa
* 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014
* 2014 Botswana general election 24 October 2014
* 2014 Comorian presi ...
.
Positions held
* 1985-1992: Councillor, B.M.C., Mumbai
* 1999-2004: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
* 2005: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena
* 2012-2014: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
* 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
* 2019: Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
*2019: Leader Of Lok Sabha Shivsena
See also
*
Lok Sabha Members
References
External links
Shiv Sena Home PageLok Sabha MP Biodata
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People from Mumbai Suburban district
1954 births
Marathi politicians
Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004
Living people
Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
India MPs 2014–2019
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Shiv Sena politicians
People from Sindhudurg district
India MPs 2019–present