Nilesh Narayan Rane

Nilesh Narayan Rane
Member of Lok Sabha
In office 2009-2014
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Vinayak Raut(Shivsena)
Constituency	Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
Personal details
Born	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janta Party (2019 - )
Other political affiliations	Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha (2017 - 2019) Indian National Congress (2009 - 2017)
Spouse	Priyanka Rane ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	Abhiraj Rane
Parent	Narayan Rane (father)
Relatives	Nitesh Rane (brother)
Residence(s)	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Politician

Nilesh Narayan Rane is an Indian Politician. He is from Maharshtra, a state in Western India.

Family

Nilesh is son of union cabinet minister Narayan Rane. His brother, Nitesh Narayan Rane, represents Kankavli constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Political Career

Nilesh Rane was elected to 15th Lok Sabha of India from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency of Maharashtra as a member of Indian National Congress (INC).

As part of the 15th Lok Sabha, Rane served on the Committee on Home Affairs and the Rules Committee.

Rane contested from same constituency for a seat in 16th Lok Sabha, but lost to Sena's candidate Vinayak Raut.

As of 2019 he is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).

Arrests

In 2013, Rane was arrested for vandalising a toll booth in Goa.

In 2016, Rane was arrested for abduction of Congress Taluka president from Chiplun who alleged that he was kidnapped, assaulted and confined inside a locked room by Rane and his party men for missing the Maratha meet.