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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gopinathrao Munde
| image = Gopinath Munde.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parli]], [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]], [[India]] (now in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|06|03|1949|12|12|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| office2 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start2 = 26 May 2014
| term_end2 = 3 June 2014
| predecessor2 = [[Jairam Ramesh]]
| successor2 = [[Nitin Jairam Gadkari]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]]
| term_start = 16 May 2009
| term_end = 3 June 2014
| predecessor = [[Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil]]
| successor = [[Pritam Gopinathrao Munde]]
| office5 = 4th [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start5 = 14 March 1995
| term_end5 = 11 October 1999
| governor5 = [[P.C. Alexander]]
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = * [[Manohar Gajanan Joshi]]
* [[Narayan Tatu Rane]]
| successor5 = [[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| predecessor5 = [[Ramrao Adik]]
| office4 = [[Minister of Panchayati Raj (India)|Minister of Panchayati Raj]]
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start4 = 26 May 2014
| term_end4 = 3 June 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Kishore Chandra Deo]]
| successor4 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation|Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation]]
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start3 = 26 May 2014
| term_end3 = 3 June 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki]]
| successor3 = [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| office6 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency6 = [[Renapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Renapur]]
| term_start6 = 1980-85. 1990
|term_end6 = 2009
| predecessor6 = [[Panditrao Narayanrao Dound]]
|successor6 = ''Constituency Abolished''
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = Pradnya Mahajan (Sister of Pramod Mahajan)
| children = [[Pankaja Munde|Pankaja Munde-Palwe]] [[Pritam Munde|Pritam Munde-Khade]] Yashashri Munde
| footnotes =
| website = {{url|www.gopinathraomunde.com}}
| signature =
}}

'''Gopinath Pandurang Munde''' (12 Dec 1949 – 3 June 2014) was an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]. A popular Leader in Maharashtra called a '''Lokneta'''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maharashtra time|url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/aurangabad/mail-envelope-unveiled-in-memory-of-gopinath-munde/articleshow/83109548.cms}}</ref> He was a senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and Union Minister for Rural and Panchayati Raj in [[First Modi ministry|Narendra Modi's Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who's who in Narendra Modi's cabinet|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/whos-who-in-narendra-modis-cabinet/gopinath-munde/slideshow/35629808.cms|access-date=2021-12-10|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>He is well known for being the mastermind behind the finish of the underworld in Mumbai,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vijay Salaskar and Praful Bhosale, the two assistant police inspectors, and their teams had the mandate of state Home Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Gopinath Munde to crack down on the city's underworld.|work=India today|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210162202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19980518-mumbai-police-crack-team-disbanded-under-pressure-826407-1998-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=ABP LIVE: Gopinath Munde's drive against underworld - YouTube|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210164923/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=MxRphdkxsyM|access-date=2021-12-10|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Ransom city - States News - Issue Date: Nov 30, 1998|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210165511/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19981130-alarming-increase-in-extortion-threats-spreads-panic-among-mumbai-businessmen-traders-827445-1998-11-30|access-date=2021-12-10|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=ASIANOW - Asiaweek|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210191034/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/96/0913/nat6.html|access-date=2021-12-10|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> as deputy chief minister and home minister of Maharashtra in 1995-1999. He is a chief architect who introduced the [[Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=Wayback Machine|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621174749/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/16362/1/the_maharashtra_control_of_organised_crime_act%2C_1999.pdf|access-date=2021-12-10|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> in assembly which was ratified by the supreme court of India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 22|first=PTI /|last2=2017|last3=Ist|first3=11:49|title=Organised crimes not restricted to particular state: Supreme Court {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/organised-crimes-not-restricted-to-particular-state-supreme-court/articleshow/61170025.cms|access-date=2021-12-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Wayback Machine|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210195442/https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2019/26542/26542_2019_43_1503_31805_Judgement_03-Dec-2021.pdf|access-date=2021-12-10|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Munde (POS) was born in [[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]], Maharashtra, on 12 December 1949, to Pandurang and Limbabai Munde in a middle class [[Banjara|Vanjari]] farmer's family.<ref name="Sarkar ,2011">{{cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Sonia|title=The non-Brahmins in the party feel they are being ignored'|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110703/jsp/7days/story_14190217.jsp|access-date=14 April 2014|newspaper=Telegraph|date=3 July 2011}}</ref>

His primary education was in the village that did not have a school building. The "school" was held under the shade of a tree. He was an average student; not very bright, not a dullard either.

He moved on to tehsil town Parali for the secondary education in the Zilla Parishad School. He used to go to Arya Samaj Mandir everyday to read newspapers and books and listen to discourses given by men of wisdom. After matriculation, he joined the college in Ambejogai for graduation in Commerce. He did not have political background in his family, yet he was drawn to the students' movement in the college. He became a kingmaker of sorts, ensuring victory of members of his group though he did not win an election even once during those four memorable years.

Munde attended a government primary school, in Nathra village, Beed district where classes were conducted "under a tree". He later attended the Zilla Parishad high school in Parali. He obtained a B.Com. from college in Ambejogai.<ref name="Sarkar ,2011"/> Subsequently, he studied at the [[ILS Law College|ILS College]] in Pune.

After Gopinath Munde became Rural Dev. Minister in 2014, controversy erupted over his educational qualification. According to the affidavit submitted to Election Commission by Munde for the Lok Sabha elections, he graduated from New Law College, Pune in 1976 but the college was established in 1978.<ref name="ibnlive.in.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20140605033529/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjps-gopinath-munde-defends-his-degree-says-university-issued-it-not-college/475882-37-64.html BJP's Gopinath Munde defends his degree, says University issued it, not college]</ref> Later it was confirmed that the degree was issued by the Pune University and not by the college. He has done a BCom and a BGL. he did an LLB for two years from the ILS College. However, it isn't the college that issues the degree certificate, it's Pune University.<ref name="ibnlive.in.com"/>

== Political career ==

He was a member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for five terms during 1980–1985 and 1990–2009. He was also the leader of opposition in the Assembly during 1992–1995.

He had held the post of [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] in 1995–1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview : Gopinath mundeHe |url=http://www.rediff.in/news/aug/09mun.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823065737/http://www.rediff.in/news/aug/09mun.htm |url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-23 |publisher=Rediff }}</ref>
Munde was elected to [[Lok Sabha]] in 2009 and 2014, and served as the deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha. He was appointed in Modi's cabinet and took the oath on 26 May, but died in New Delhi a week later on 3 June 2014.{{cn|date=August 2021}} As per media reports he died in a road accident. However, on 21 Jan 2019, a US hacker claimed that Mr. Munde was murdered.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/evm-hackathon-london-us-expert-congress-kapil-sibal-can-evms-be-hacked-india-bjp-2019-lok-sabha-elections/351332|title=EVM hacking: US hacker claims Gopinath Munde was murdered, 2014 polls were rigged; EC mulling legal action {{!}} India News|website=timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> He is the shortest served Cabinet minister ever in Indian history.
Munde got involved in politics when he met [[Pramod Mahajan]], a friend and colleague in the college.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=The Biography of BJP Leader Gopinath Munde|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/the-biography-of-bjp-leader-gopinath-munde/}}</ref> As a member of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], he took part in the agitation against the state of emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. He was incarcerated in the [[Nashik]] central jail until [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]] was lifted.

In 1971, he associated with the campaign of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] candidate in the Lok Sabha election in the [[Beed]] constituency.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} He attended the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]'s Shiksha Varga (Training Camp) held in [[Pune]] that year. He soon became the Sambhajinagar Mandal Karyavah, looking after half a dozen shakhas of the RSS, and subsequently, the in-charge of its [[Pune]] City Students' Cell. Later, he was made a member of the executive committee of the city RSS.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} The Janata Party by this time had split, and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], founded by the leaders the erstwhile [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] had come into existence. Munde was made President of the [[Maharashtra]] unit of the BJP's youth wing, the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]].

=== Work against underworld ===

=== Vidhan Sabha ===
He contested election from [[Renapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 1978 but lost. He was first elected to Vidhan Sabha from Renapur in 1980 as BJP candidate, and later represented the seat again in 1995, 1999 and 2004.
He was [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha]] from 12 December 1991 to 14 March 1995. Munde was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] when [[Manohar Joshi]]-led government took over the reins of the state on 14 March 1995.<ref name="bio" />

=== Lok Sabha ===
Munde served as a member of the [[15th Lok Sabha]] (2009–2014), representing the [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]] constituency.
Munde defeated Rameshrao Baburao Kokate (Adaskar) an [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] Candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gopinathmunde.com/childhood.htm|title=Childhood|publisher=gopinathmunde.com|access-date=18 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4386|title=Fifteenth Lok SabhaGopinath Pandurang profile|publisher=National Informatics Centre|location=delhi|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130040243/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4386|archive-date=30 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Munde again won the Lok sabha election from [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed Constituency]] by margin of 140,000 votes. Subsequently, on 26 May 2014, he was appointed as [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]] in the cabinet of Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gopinath-munde-takes-oath-as-cabinet-minister-obc-face-of-bjp-in-maharashtra/articleshow/35621265.cms|title=Gopinath Munde takes oath as Cainet Minister |newspaper=The Economic Times |publisher=Economics Times|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> Within a few days, he was involved in a car accident and died within a few minutes of the mishap.

==Personal life==
Munde's father Pandurangrao and mother Limbabai struggled against heavy odds and did not spare any efforts to provide for his education. After the death of his father in 1969, his brothers took care of his education. He was the third child in the family. His wife Pradnya is a graduate and a housewife. He met her during his college days at Ambajogai. Her elder brother Pramod Mahajan was Information and Broadcasting Minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government.

Munde has three daughters, named Pankaja, Preetam and Yashashri. [[Pankaja Munde]], the eldest daughter, was a minister in Maharashtra Government from 2014 to 2019. [[Pritam Munde]], his second daughter, is a member of Lok Sabha since 2014, first elected from her father's seat which fell vacant after his sudden death.<ref name="Sarkar ,2011"/> His nephew, [[Dhananjay Munde]], is a member of [[Nationalist Congress Party]], and a cabinet minister in Maharashtra government since 2019.

== Death ==
[[File:Narendra Modi pays homage to Gopinath Munde.jpg|thumb|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] pays homage to his colleague Munde.]]
As per media reports, Munde met with a road accident in the early morning of 3 June 2014, while on his way to [[Delhi airport]]. He was going for his first official meeting after taking the post.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.firstpost.com/india/gopinath-munde-passes-away-following-road-accident-in-delhi-1554023.html|title = Gopinath Munde passes away following road accident in Delhi|date = 3 June 2014|publisher = FirstPost}}
</ref> The accident took place between Safdarjung Rd and Prithviraj Rd, New Delhi<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.abplive.in/india/2014/06/03/article335798.ece/Exact-sequence-of-Gopinath-Mundes-accident|title = Exact sequence of Gopinath Munde's accident|date = 3 June 2014|publisher = ABP Live}}
</ref> where his car was hit by an speeding cab. He was immediately rushed to the [[AIIMS]] hospital but later went into cardiac arrest. He was administered [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]] but could not be resuscitated and was declared dead at 7:20 a.m.<ref>{{cite web|title = Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in a road accident in Delhi|url = http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/union-minister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-a-road-accident-in-delhi/|work = IANS|publisher = news.biharprabha.com|access-date = 3 June 2014}}
</ref>

Munde suffered cervical fractures due to which supply of oxygen to his brain was cut off. Further, his liver was ruptured due to impact of accident<ref name=ie1>{{cite news|title=Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies after car crash; Modi says his demise leaves a void|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/gopinath-munde-meets-with-accident-near-delhi-airport-admitted-to-aiims/|access-date=4 June 2014|publisher=Indian Express|date=3 June 2014}}</ref>
According to the preliminary [[post mortem]] report, his liver ruptured due to the accident leading to cardiac arrest.<ref>{{cite web|title = Gopinath Munde died of cardiac arrest, says Post Mortem Report|url = http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/gopinath-munde-died-of-cardiac-arrest-says-post-mortem-report/|work = IANS|publisher = news.biharprabha.com|access-date = 3 June 2014}}
</ref>

His funeral was held at 2pm on 4 June 2014 at his native place Parali Vaijenath near [[Beed (Lok Sabha constituency)|Beed]]. [[Pankaja Munde]], Gopinath Munde's daughter performed the last rites to her father.<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/india/lighting-her-fathers-funeral-pyre-how-pankaja-munde-made-history-today-1556179.html] Lighting her father's pyre: How Pankaja Munde made history, Firstpost. India</ref>

The accident as a reason behind his death was questioned and raised speculations in media when on 21 Jan 2019 a US hacker claimed that Mr. Munde was murdered.<ref name=":0" /> Followed after this claim a statement was issued by BJP union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, saying Munde's death was caused by neck injury<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/congress-organised-evm-hackathon-in-london-claims-ravi-shankar-prasad-2840326.html|title=Congress organised EVM hackathon in London, claims Ravi Shankar Prasad|last=PTI|date=2019-01-22|website=Oneindia|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> when in the post mortem report it was mentioned that he died because of liver rupture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/gopinath-mundes-liver-ruptured-cardiac-arrest-due-to-shockpost-mortem-report/|title=Gopinath Munde's liver ruptured, cardiac arrest due to shock: Post-mortem report|date=2014-06-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> Amidst the speculations, Munde's nephew Dhananjay Munde also had asked for probe into his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/who-killed-gopinath-munde-nephew-asks-for-probe-1436635-2019-01-22|title=Who killed Gopinath Munde? Nephew asks for probe|last1=MumbaiJanuary 22|first1=Mayuresh Ganapatye|last2=January 22|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28|last3=Ist|first3=2019 19:48}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Bhujbal-Munde-pitch-for-OBC-census/article16365507.ece

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