Govindrao Rathod (death 26 October 2014)[1] was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Mukhed Assembly Constituency. He belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2] He died soon after being elected & without swearing-in. He was 62 at the time of his death.[3]
| Office | Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Office | Mukhed Municipal Council
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| Term start | 19 October 2014 |
| Term end | 26 October 2014 |
| Predecessor | Hanmant Venketrao Patil, INC |
| Successor | Tushar Rathod, BJP
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| Born | 1952
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| Died | Template:Death date and age
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| Nationality | Template:Flag
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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Career
Rathod was a long time member of the Indian National Congress. He was twice president of the Mukhed Municipal Council and a member of the Nanded Zilla Parishad. He joined the BJP, before the October, 2014 Assembly elections.[1] In October, 2014 he was elected to the state assembly.[2]
Death
On 28 October 2014, Rathod was travelling to Mumbai by the train Devagiri Express, he complained of chest pain and suffered a heart attack around 10.30 pm, near Jalna, he was taken to a hospital in Jalna, but was declared dead on arrival.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mukhed mourns death of newly-elected MLA Govind Rathod. Times of India(2014-10-28).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014. India Today.
- ↑ Death & power flurry. The Telegraph(2014-10-28).
- ↑ Newly Elected Maharashtra BJP Legislator Govind M Rathod Dead. The New Indian Express(2014-10-27).