Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke is an Indian politician. He is a Member of the

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party ...

. In 2019, he was elected MLA of the

Parner Assembly constituency Parner Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Ahmednagar district. Geographical scope The constituency comprises Nalegaon an ...

in Maharashtra.

Early life

His hometown is

Hanga Hanga is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra.Maps of India, Map of Haga Village. https://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/parner/hanga.html. Temple Hanga has a popular temple of ...

village located in Parner. He earned a BA in Political Science from Yashvantrao Chavan Open University

Nashik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nash ...

in May 2016. He is also called Nete.

Positions held

* 2019: Elected to

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 mem ...

Controversies

On August 20, in a leaked audio it came forward that Nilesh Lanke harassed Jyoti Deware to such an extent that Jyoti Deware felt suicidal. Before that Nilesh Lanke came into news for hitting a health worker. Later the worker retracted his statement under pressure.

References

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