{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1981)}} {{Promotional|article|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Nilesh Narayan Rane | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|03|17}} | birth_place = Maharashtra, India | death_date = | death_place = | constituency = Kudal | office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | term_start = 23 November 2024 | predecessor = Vaibhav Naik | successor = | constituency1 = Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Maharashtra | office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term1 = 17 May 2009 — 18 May 2014 | predecessor1 = ''Constituency established'' | successor1 = Vinayak Raut | party = Shiv Sena (since 2024) | other_party = *Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha (2017-2019) *Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024) *Indian National Congress (2009-2017) | spouse = {{marriage|Priyanka Rane|2007}} | father = Narayan Rane | children = Abhiraj Rane | occupation = Politician | relatives = Nitesh Rane (brother) }} '''Nilesh Narayan Rane''' (born 17 March 1981) is an Indian politician. He is from Maharashtra, a state in Western India. He is a son of Narayan Rane, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra & former Union Cabinet Minister of MSME.
==Personal life== Rane is the son of former union cabinet minister Narayan Rane. His brother, Nitesh Narayan Rane, represents Kankavli constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
== Political career == Rane was elected to 15th Lok Sabha of India from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency of Maharashtra as a member of Indian National Congress (INC).
As part of the 15th Lok Sabha, Rane served on the Committee on Home Affairs and the Rules Committee.
Rane contested from same constituency for a seat in 16th Lok Sabha, but lost to Shiv Sena candidate Vinayak Raut.
As of 2019, he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<ref name="Maharashtra Election 2019, Narayan Rane">{{cite news |title=Maharashtra Election 2019, Narayan Rane |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/maharashtra-election-2019-ex-cm-narayan-ranes-son-nitesh-joins-bjp-will-contest-from-kankavli-3792367/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |work= |date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201162451/https://www.india.com/news/india/maharashtra-election-2019-ex-cm-narayan-ranes-son-nitesh-joins-bjp-will-contest-from-kankavli-3792367/ |archive-date=1 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, he switched over to Shiv Sena<ref name="Nilesh Rane, son of ex-CM Narayan Rane, joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Nilesh Rane, son of ex-CM Narayan Rane, joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nilesh-rane-son-of-ex-cm-narayan-rane-joins-shiv-sena-ahead-of-maharashtra-polls/articleshow/114533817.cms |access-date=1 December 2024 |date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201162137/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nilesh-rane-son-of-ex-cm-narayan-rane-joins-shiv-sena-ahead-of-maharashtra-polls/articleshow/114533817.cms |archive-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="Maharashtra Assembly elections: Nilesh Rane moves to Sena as open season begins in the state">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |title=Maharashtra Assembly elections: Nilesh Rane moves to Sena as open season begins in the state |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-elections-nilesh-rane-moves-to-sena-as-open-season-begins-in-maharashtra/article68785628.ece |access-date=1 December 2024 |date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201162213/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-elections-nilesh-rane-moves-to-sena-as-open-season-begins-in-maharashtra/article68785628.ece |archive-date=1 December 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> from BJP to contest as a Maha Yuti candidate in 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Kudal Assembly constituency which he won that seat by a margin of 8,176 votes.
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