Vinayak Raut

Vinayak Raut (born 15 March 1954) is an Indian politician & former Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He is leader of Shiv Sena in Lok Sabha and he represented Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha. Originally from Mumbai, Raut was previously elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vile Parle of Mumbai for 1999-2004 as a Shiv Sena candidate. He was also elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Shiv Sena Party in 2012. He resigned on 27 May 2014 from the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Raut was elected as MP for Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 2014 elections. He lost in 2024 to BJP leader Narayan Rane.

Positions held Shri Vinayak Raut, MP, Sindudurg, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, calling on the Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on August 05, 2015 1985-1992: Councillor, B.M.C., Mumbai 1999-2004: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 2005: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena 2012-2014: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha 2019: Elected to 17th Lok Sabha 2019: Leader Of Lok Sabha Shivsena