34 Facts About Gopinath Munde

Gopinath Pandurang Munde was an Indian politician from Maharashtra.

Gopinath Munde was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Union Minister for Rural and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet.

Gopinath Munde is a chief architect who introduced the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in assembly which was ratified by the supreme court of India.

Gopinath Munde was an average student; not very bright, not a dullard either.

Gopinath Munde moved on to tehsil town Parali for the secondary education in the Zilla Parishad School.

Gopinath Munde used to go to Arya Samaj Mandir everyday to read newspapers and books and listen to discourses given by men of wisdom.

Gopinath Munde did not have political background in his family, yet he was drawn to the students' movement in the college.

Gopinath Munde became a kingmaker of sorts, ensuring victory of members of his group though he did not win an election even once during those four memorable years.

Gopinath Munde attended a government primary school, in Nathra village, Beed district where classes were conducted "under a tree".

Gopinath Munde later attended the Zilla Parishad high school in Parali.

Gopinath Munde was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014, and served as the deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha.

Gopinath Munde was appointed in Modi's cabinet and took the oath on 26 May, but died in New Delhi a week later on 3 June 2014.

Gopinath Munde is the shortest served Cabinet minister ever in Indian history.

Gopinath Munde got involved in politics when he met Pramod Mahajan, a friend and colleague in the college.

Gopinath Munde was incarcerated in the Nashik central jail until the Emergency was lifted.

Gopinath Munde attended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Shiksha Varga held in Pune that year.

Gopinath Munde soon became the Sambhajinagar Mandal Karyavah, looking after half a dozen shakhas of the RSS, and subsequently, the in-charge of its Pune City Students' Cell.

Gopinath Munde was made President of the Maharashtra unit of the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

Gopinath Munde contested election from Parli in 1978 but lost.

Gopinath Munde was first elected to Vidhan Sabha from Renapur in 1980 as BJP candidate and later represented the seat again in 1995,1999 and 2004.

Gopinath Munde was the Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 12 December 1991 to 14 March 1995.

Gopinath Munde was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra when Manohar Joshi-led government took over the reins of the state on 14 March 1995.

Gopinath Munde served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Beed constituency.

In 2014, Gopinath Munde again won the Lok sabha election from Beed Constituency by margin of 140,000 votes.

Gopinath Munde's wife Pradnya is a graduate and a housewife.

Gopinath Munde met her during his college days at Ambajogai.

Pankaja Gopinath Munde, the eldest daughter, was a minister in Maharashtra Government from 2014 to 2019.

Pritam Gopinath Munde, his second daughter, is a member of Lok Sabha since 2014, first elected from her father's seat which fell vacant after his sudden death.

Gopinath Munde's nephew, Dhananjay Munde, is a member of Nationalist Congress Party, and a cabinet minister in Maharashtra government since 2019.

Gopinath Munde was going for his first official meeting after taking the post.

Gopinath Munde was immediately rushed to the AIIMS hospital but later went into cardiac arrest.

Gopinath Munde suffered cervical fractures due to which supply of oxygen to his brain was cut off.

Gopinath Munde's funeral was held at 2pm on 4 June 2014 at his native place Parali Vaijenath near Beed.

Pankaja Munde, Gopinath Munde's daughter performed the last rites to her father.