Govind Mukkaji Rathod
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]
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
- ^ a b c Rizwanullah, Syed (28 October 2014). "Mukhed mourns death of newly-elected MLA Govind Rathod". Times of India. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Death & power flurry". The Telegraph. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Newly Elected Maharashtra BJP Legislator Govind M Rathod Dead". The New Indian Express. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.