Vinayak Raut

Vinayak Raut (born 15 March 1954) is an Indian politician & former Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He is leader of Shiv Sena in Lok Sabha and he represented Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha.^[1] Originally from Mumbai, Raut was previously elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vile Parle of Mumbai for 1999-2004 as a Shiv Sena candidate.^[2] He was also elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Shiv Sena Party in 2012.^[3] He resigned on 27 May 2014 from the Maharashtra Legislative Council.^[4] Raut was elected as MP for Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 2014 elections. He lost in 2024 to BJP leader Narayan Rane.^[5]

Vinayak Raut
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Nilesh Rane
Succeeded by	Narayan Rane
Constituency	Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 28 July 2012 – 16 May 2014
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Gurunath Desai
Succeeded by	Ashok Jadhav
Constituency	Vile Parle
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-15) 15 March 1954 (age 71) Sindhudurg, Bombay State, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiv Sena (UBT)
Spouse	Shamal Raut ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	2
Parents	Bhaurao Raut (father) Rukmini Raut (mother)
Residence	New Delhi
Website	vinayakraut.dudaone.com
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Positions held

Shri Vinayak Raut, MP, Sindudurg, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, calling on the Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on August 05, 2015

• 1985-1992: Councillor, B.M.C., Mumbai
• 1999-2004: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• 2005: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena^[6]
• 2012-2014: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council ^[7]
• 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 2019: Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
• 2019: Leader Of Lok Sabha Shivsena

See also

• Lok Sabha Members