Anil Anna Gote (Indian Journalist) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Journalist, Politician, Businessman
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	24/05/1947
Age	78 years
Birthplace	Dhule, Maharashtra, India

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Other name(s)	Anil Umrao Gote
Casemine	Anil Gote

School	Maharashtra Vidyalaya & Junior College, Pune
College/University	Government Technical Institute, Kolhapur
Educational Qualification	Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE)

Date of Birth	24/05/1947
Age (as of 2023)	76 Years
Birthplace	Dhule, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Religion	Hinduism
Address	House no. 1321, Lane no. 4, Khol Galli, Dhule, Maharashtra - 424001

Marital Status

Family

Wife

Hema Anil Gote (Politician, former mayor of Dhule)

Children

Son

Name	Tejas Gote
Spouse	Sandhya Gote

Parents

Father	Umrao Talaji Gote

Siblings

Brother	Dnyaneshwar Gote (Younger, Died in August 2017)

Politics

Political Party(s)

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)) (also known as Janata Dal (Socialist))
Loksangram (LKSGM)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

Political Journey

Joined Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)) in 1990s, also known as Janata Dal (Socialist)
Elected as MLA in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1999 from Dhule City constituency with 2,37,423 votes
Fielded his wife, Hema Anil Gote, in the 2004 legislative elections, but she lost
Founded his own political party called Loksangram (LKSGM) in November 2008
Won the 2009 legislative elections on LKSGM ticket, becoming MLA from Dhule City with 2,69,624 votes
Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the 2014 legislative elections, winning as an MLA with 2,86,197 votes
Contested the Lok Sabha elections twice, first in 2009 and then again in 2019, as an LKSGM (Loksangram) party candidate; however, lost both elections
Left the BJP before the 2019 legislative elections, contested on LKSGM ticket with a whistle symbol, but lost
Joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on 12 December 2019
Resigned from the NCP and contested the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Election as Loksangram Party candidate but lost
Joined the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) weeks before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, nominated as the INDIA alliance candidate from Dhule City seat

Car Collection	Mercedes car worth Rs 77 lakhs Mahindra Tractor worth Rs 6 lakhs

1. Anil Anna Gote is an Indian journalist, politician, and businessman.
2. He served three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
3. In 2003, he made headlines for his arrest in Abdul Karim Telgi’s Stamp Paper Scam.
4. Starting as a journalist, Anil worked for prominent media organizations and built relationships with politicians like George Fernandes and Gopinath Munde.
5. He later joined the Shetkari Sanghatana Movement, a farmer’s union in Kolhapur, before transitioning into politics as an MLA.
6. Anil has been associated with various political parties throughout his career.
7. In 2010, he entered the real estate business by founding Bull Hits Infrastructure Private Limited.
8. An incident where Anil intervened in a domestic violence situation led to public backlash against him.
9. In 2016, Anil advocated for actor Rajinikanth to receive the Maharashtra Bhushan award due to his contributions to Marathi cinema.
10. He also urged the Maharashtra government to nominate Rajinikanth for the Bharat Ratna.
11. During the 2019 Dhule Legislative Assembly constituency election, Anil secured the EVM strongroom to prevent tampering, though he eventually lost the election.
12. On 30 March 2017, Gote demanded that the Maharashtra Legislative Council be scrapped on the basis that the council has no constitutional rights.