Nitesh Narayan Rane

Politician

Indian Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth23/06/1982
Age44 years
BirthplaceBombay, Maharashtra, India

Latest News about Nitesh Narayan Rane

27/04/2026

A court in Maharashtra sentenced BJP minister Nitesh Rane to one month in jail for a 2019 incident where an NHAI engineer was publicly humiliated by being doused with mud. The additional sessions court in Sindhudurg convicted Rane under Section 504 for intentional insult, while acquitting 29 other accused due to lack of evidence on charges including rioting and assault on a public servant.

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameNitesh Narayan Rane

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SSCSalisbury School, CT 0608 (1998)
HSCMaharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Pune (2000)
MBAMiddlesex University, London (2006)

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date28/11/2010
Marriage PlaceHotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

Relationships & More

Wife/SpouseRutuja Rane (Businesswoman)
ChildrenNimesh Nitesh Rane
Parents
FatherNarayan Tatya Rane (Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra)
MotherNeelam Narayan Rane (Businesswoman)
SiblingsNilesh Narayan Rane (member of the 15th Lok Sabha)

Career

Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party (2019-present)
Political Journey
  • Re-elected as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kankavli constituency (2019-present)
  • Minister for Fisheries and Ports Development, Government of Maharashtra
  • Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maharashtra
  • Elected as MLA from Kankavli in 2024 under BJP
  • Assumed Cabinet post in December 2024 under the Third Fadnavis Ministry

Social Media

Twitterhttps://x.com/NiteshNRane

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Nitesh Narayan Rane is the younger son of Narayan Tatya Rane.
2. He founded an NGO, Swabhiman Sanghatana, focusing on unemployment, health services, and basic infrastructure.
3. In 2014, Nitesh ran for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Kankavli constituency with the Congress party.
4. In 2019, he switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party and successfully contested from Kankavli.
5. Apart from his political endeavors, Nitesh serves as a director for various companies.
6. In addition to his other talents, Nitesh is skilled in cartooning.
7. In 2011, Swabhiman Sanghatana entered the Guinness World Records for providing jobs to 25,300 unemployed youths.
8. In February 2012, he started a training program, Sindhudurg Tour Guide, to promote tourism in Sindhudurg and provide employment to local youths; he also started a mobile service, Naukri Express, to provide employment to local youths.
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