{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Milind Mane | native_name = | image = | caption = | constituency_AM1 = Nagpur North | assembly1 = Maharashtra Legislative | term_start1 = 2014 | term_end1 = 2019 | predecessor1 = Nitin Raut | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | alma_mater = | occupation = Politician | spouse = Sarita Mane | children = 3 Tejal Mane, Aastha Mane, Maitreya Mane | website = {{URL|www.mahabjp.org}} | footnotes = | successor1 = Nitin Raut }}
'''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).<ref name="IT-20141103">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress-223847-2014-10-19|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|access-date=2015-06-19}}</ref> Mane has been a corporator in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation,<ref name="TOI-20141023">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Despite-having-experience-very-few-corporators-become-legislators/articleshow/44912685.cms|title=Despite having experience very few corporators become legislators|last=Anparthy|first=Anjaya|date=2014-10-23|work=Times of India|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> in 2012, as sitting corporator, he unsuccessfully contested the municipal corporation elections representing the RPI Aghadi.<ref name="TOI-20141023" /><ref name="TOI-20120207">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Many-highly-educated-in-fray-but-some-semi-literates-too/articleshow/11785529.cms|title=Many highly educated in fray but some semi-literates too|last=Anparthy|first=Anjaya|date=2012-02-07|work=Times of India|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> Mane is a medical doctor.<ref name="DNA-20141021">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-election-result-young-bjp-faces-emerged-victorious-in-vidarbha-2028069|title=Maharashtra election result: Young BJP faces emerged victorious in Vidarbha|date=2014-10-21|work=Daily News and Analysis |accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="Lokmat-20141026">{{cite news|url=http://www.lokmat.com/storypage.php?catid=1&newsid=3552474|title=अन् गरिबांचा डॉक्टर आमदार झाला!|date=2014-10-26|work=Lokmat|language=Marathi|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref>
==Political career==
===Positions held===
====Within BJP==== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * MLA in 2014 by defeating Cabinet Minister Nitin Raut {{div col end}}
====Legislative==== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * BJP MLA in 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly {{div col end}}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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationnext.in/vidarbhas-first-lgbtqi-talk-show/|title=Sex education a must so that children are aware of sexual preferences: Dr Milind Mane|date=2018-01-12|website=Nation Next|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> During his tenure as North Nagpur MLA, he flagged off the first Orange City LGBTQ Pride March in Nagpur in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/lgbt-community-supporters-take-out-pride-parade-in-nagpur/|title=LGBT community, supporters take out 'pride parade' in Nagpur|date=2016-03-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mane, Milind}} Category:Politicians from Nagpur Category:Living people Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Category:People from Akola district Category:1970 births Category:Marathi politicians Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra