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| constituency_AM1 = [[Dhule City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhule City]]<br />
| assembly1 = Maharashtra Legislative<br />
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| predecessor1 = Rajwardhan Kadambande<br />
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| occupation = Politician<br />
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| spouse = Hema Gote<br />
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'''Anil Gote''' is an Indian [[politician]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], twice elected for the [[BJP]] from [[Dhule City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dhule City]]. He spent four years in jail charged with [[counterfeiting]], but has never been convicted.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
A former journalist, Gote entered the Legislative Assembly in 1999 as a [[Samajwadi Janata Party]] candidate, and was part of an attempt to divide the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] and weaken the government of the time.<ref name=indexp>{{cite news|last1=Shaikh|first1=Zeeshan|title=Dhule: BJP banks on journalist who was accused in Telgi scam|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/dhule-bjp-banks-on-journalist-who-was-accused-in-telgi-scam/|work=The Indian Express|date=9 October 2014}}</ref> He was elected as a BJP Assembly member for Dhule in 2009, and was re-elected in October 2014 with a reduced majority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhule City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/dhule-city.html|website=elections.in|accessdate=3 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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On 30 March 2017, Gote demanded that the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]] be scrapped on the basis that the council has no constitutional rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/row-after-mla-seeks-to-disband-council/articleshow/57924604.cms|title = Row after MLA seeks to disband council &#124; Mumbai News - Times of India}}</ref> The opposition parties demanded action be taken against Gote for his remarks.<br />
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After that, he chose to become a part of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]].<br />
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==Counterfeiting allegation==<br />
In connection with an alleged scheme also involving [[Abdul Karim Telgi]] for printing and sale of counterfeit stamps and stamp papers, Gote was arrested in July 2003 and placed in custody at the [[Yerwada Central Jail]] in [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gote wants Bhujbal charged|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-12/india/28348830_1_samajwadi-janata-party-mla-anil-gote-magisterial-custody|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701151139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-12/india/28348830_1_samajwadi-janata-party-mla-anil-gote-magisterial-custody|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 February 2004}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite news|title=MLA Gote's discharge plea rejected|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/MLA-Gotes-discharge-plea-rejected/articleshow/7428220.cms|work=Times of India|date=5 February 2011}}</ref> He was released on bail in June 2007 under a surety of Rs 10 lakh, while the other accused, Suryavanshi, was released on surety of Rs 50,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former MLA Anil Gote gets bail in Telgi Stamp Scam case|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/06/30/former-mla-anil-gote-gets-bail-in-telgi-stamp-scam-case-1183217974.html|date=30 June 2007|newspaper=Oneindia}}</ref> The Bombay High Court rejected his application for discharge in 2011,<ref name=times /> but by October 2014 he had not been convicted of the charges.<ref name=indexp /><br />
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