Govind Mukkaji Rathod

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]

Govind Mukkaji Rathod
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
19 October 2014 – 26 October 2014
Preceded byHanmant Venketrao Patil, INC
Succeeded byTushar Rathod, BJP
Mukhed Municipal Council
Personal details
Born1952
Died26 October 2014(2014-10-26) (aged 61–62)
Nationality India
Political partyBharatiya 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rizwanullah, Syed (28 October 2014). "Mukhed mourns death of newly-elected MLA Govind Rathod". Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Death & power flurry". The Telegraph. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Newly Elected Maharashtra BJP Legislator Govind M Rathod Dead". The New Indian Express. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.