Vinayak Tukaram Mete (30 June 1970 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian politician from Rajegaon in Beed, Maharashtra. He was a leader of Shiv Sangram.

Vinayak Mete
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
8 July 2010 – 7 July 2022
Personal details
Born(1970-06-30)30 June 1970
Beed, Maharashtra, India
Died14 August 2022(2022-08-14) (aged 52)
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
SpouseJyoti Mete

Career

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Vinayak Mete was the president of Shiv Sangram. Vinayak Mete was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council unopposed from BJP quota on 3 June 2016.[1] He was also a member of the Nationalist Congress Party until 2014.

He was candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Beed Assembly constituency but lost to Jaydutt Kshirsagar of the Nationalist Congress Party.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life and death

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Vinayak Tukaram Mete was born on 30 June 1970 in Beed.[8] He was married to Jyoti Mete.

Mete died from the injuries sustained in a car accident near Madap tunnel of Mumbai–Pune Expressway on 14 August 2022, at the age of 52.[9][10] He was declared dead upon arrival at the MGM Kamothe Hospital in Kamothe.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Maharashtra Council polls: Narayan Rane among 10 candidates elected unopposed". DNA India. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "NCP Leader Vinayak Mete Joins Mahayuti in Maharashtra". Outlook India. Mumbai. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "VINAYAK TUKARAM METE". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Vinayak Mete disqualified as MLC". The Indian Express. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "BJP likely to get NCP leader Vinayak Mete to support alliance". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Maharashtra assembly polls: Vinayak Mete gets BJP support for Beed seat". The Times of India. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ Rizwanullah, Syed (26 September 2014). "BJP accommodates allies for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "महाराष्ट्रः मुंबई-पुणे एक्सप्रेस वे पर हुए सड़क हादसे में पूर्व विधायक विनायक मेटे की मौत, SUV के उड़े परखच्चे". Aaj Tak. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Maratha Leader and Ex-MLC Vinayak Mete Dies in Car Crash". The Wire. PTI. 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (14 August 2022). "Maratha quota supporter ex-MLC Vinayak Mete dies in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.