Dr Milind Mane
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Nagpur North
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byNitin Raut
Personal details
Born (1970-12-03) 3 December 1970
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSarita mane
Children3

Tejal mane Aastha mane

Maitreya mane
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.mahabjp.org

Dr. Milind Mane (born 3 December 1970) was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Nagpur North Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[1] Mane has been a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation,[2] in 2012, as sitting corporator, he unsuccessfully contested the municipal corporation elections representing the RPI Aghadi.[2][3] Mane is a medical doctor.[4]

Early life

Mane was born in Paras village of Akola district. His father was a gateman with the Indian Railways, who was an alcoholic, the family sunk in poverty. His mother therefore had to supplement the family income by working as a labourer. Poverty forced Mane as a child and youth to do various types of farm jobs, hawking and menial work, and at one time he was forced to beg for a living for several days. He studied dentistry for six months, however he shifted to studying medicine on obtaining admission tondira Gandhi Government Medical college, from where he secured his MBBS degree. He subsequently secured his MD degree.[5]

Political career

Positions held

Within BJP

  • MLA in 2014 by defeating Cabinet Minister Nitin Raut

Legislative

Mane is a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights in the region. He is known to have spoken in various LGBTQ events aout he importance of sex education in school and discrimination against the LGBTQ community.[6] During his tenure as North Nagpur MLA, he flagged off the first Orange City LGBTQ Pride March in Nagpur in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Anparthy, Anjaya (23 October 2014). "Despite having experience very few corporators become legislators". Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Anparthy, Anjaya (7 February 2012). "Many highly educated in fray but some semi-literates too". Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra election result: Young BJP faces emerged victorious in Vidarbha". Daily News and Analysis. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "अन् गरिबांचा डॉक्टर आमदार झाला!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sex education a must so that children are aware of sexual preferences: Dr Milind Mane". Nation Next. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "LGBT community, supporters take out 'pride parade' in Nagpur". The Indian Express. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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