Indian politician
Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke is an Indian politician. He is a Member of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).[1] In 2019, he was elected MLA of the Parner Assembly constituency[2] in Maharashtra. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, he won from Ahmednagar constituency and was elected as a member of parliament for the first time.
Early life
His hometown is Hanga village, located in Parner. He earned a BA in Political Science from Yashvantrao Chavan Open University Nashik in May 2016. He is also called Nete.[citation needed]
Positions held
Controversies
Nilesh Lanke has been involved in several controversies during his career.
On August 20, in a leaked audio it came forward that Nilesh Lanke harassed Jyoti Deware[who?] to such an extent that Jyoti Deware felt suicidal.[6] Before that Nilesh Lanke came into news for hitting a health worker. Later the worker retracted his statement under pressure.[7]
References
8. ^https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/mumbai/politics/ncp-sp-lok-sabha-mp-nilesh-lanke-from-ahmednagar-takes- oath-in-english-bjp-ex-mp-sujay-vikhe-patil-challenged-in-lok-sabha-elections/articleshow/111259252.cms
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