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. 1 2 3 Rizwanullah, Syed (28 October 2014). "Mukhed mourns death of newly-elected MLA Govind Rathod". Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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