Milind Mane Explained

Milind Mane
Constituency Am1:Nagpur North
Assembly1:Maharashtra Legislative
Term Start1:2014
Term End1:2019
Predecessor1:Nitin Raut
Birth Date:3 December 1970
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Sarita Mane
Children:3Tejal Mane, Aastha Mane, Maitreya Mane

Milind Mane (born 3 December 1970) was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Nagpur North Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1] Mane has been a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation,[2] in 2012, as sitting corporator, he unsuccessfully contested the municipal corporation elections representing the RPI Aghadi.[3] Mane is a medical doctor.[4]

Early life

Mane was born in Paras village of Akola district. His father was a gateman with the Indian Railways, who was an alcoholic, the family sank in poverty. His mother therefore had to supplement the family income by working as a labourer. Poverty forced Mane as a child and youth to do various types of farm jobs, hawking and menial work, and at one time he was forced to beg for a living for several days. He studied dentistry for six months, however he shifted to studying medicine on obtaining admission to Indira Gandhi Government Medical college, from where he secured his MBBS degree. He subsequently secured his MD degree.[5]

Political career

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

Mane is a vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights in the region. He is known to have spoken in various LGBTQ events about the importance of sex education in school and discrimination against the LGBTQ community.[6] During his tenure as North Nagpur MLA, he flagged off the first Orange City LGBTQ Pride March in Nagpur in 2016.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 . India Today. 2015-06-19.
  2. News: Despite having experience very few corporators become legislators. Anparthy. Anjaya. 2014-10-23. Times of India. 19 June 2015.
  3. News: Many highly educated in fray but some semi-literates too. Anparthy. Anjaya. 2012-02-07. Times of India. 19 June 2015.
  4. News: Maharashtra election result: Young BJP faces emerged victorious in Vidarbha. 2014-10-21. Daily News and Analysis . 19 June 2015.
  5. News: अन् गरिबांचा डॉक्टर आमदार झाला!. 2014-10-26. Lokmat. Marathi. 19 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Sex education a must so that children are aware of sexual preferences: Dr Milind Mane. 2018-01-12. Nation Next. en-US. 2020-04-06.
  7. Web site: LGBT community, supporters take out 'pride parade' in Nagpur. 2016-03-06. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-04-06.