Govind Mukkaji Rathod

Govindrao Rathod (died 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]

Govind Mukkaji Rathod
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 19 October 2014 – 26 October 2014
Preceded by	Hanmant Venketrao Patil, INC
Succeeded by	Tushar Rathod, BJP
Mukhed Municipal Council
Personal details
Born	1952
Died	26 October 2014(2014-10-26) (aged 61–62)
Nationality	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party

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]