Anil Anna Gote is an Indian journalist, politician and businessman who has served as an MLA in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly three times. He went viral after he was named as an accused in the stamp paper scam by Abdul Karim Telgi.
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Anil Anna Gote aka Anil Umrao Gote was born in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. According to one source, he was born on Saturday, 24 May 1947 (age 76 years; as of 2023), and according to another source, he was born on Monday, 24 May 1948 (age 75 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied at Maharashtra School and Junior College, Pune till 11th standard till 1964. He did Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE) from Government Technical Institute, Kolhapur by 1966. Later he made a career in journalism.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Gray
Eye colour: black
Family
He is from a middle class family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Umrao Talaji Gote.
wife and children
His wife, Hema Anil Gote, is also a politician, who has served as the Mayor of Dhule and also contested the Dhule Assembly elections in 2004. They have a son named Tejas Gote, who is married to Sandhya Gote.
Anil Anna Gote (far left) with his family
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
Address
House no. 1321, Lane No. 4, Khol Gali, Dhule, Maharashtra – 424001
Signature
Signature of Anil Anna Gote
livelihood
Journalist
After completing his formal education, Anil started working as a journalist. He worked for several reputed media houses and built personal relationships with various politicians including George Fernandes and Gopinath Munde.
Anil Anna Gote with his wife when he was a journalist
Politician
legislative elections
Anil Gote was closely associated with the Kolhapur-based farmers union, Shetkari Sangathan movement. He later became a member of Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)), also known as Janata Dal (Socialist) and became MLA in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1999 from Dhule City constituency with 2,37,423 votes. . Vote. In 2004, he fielded his wife Hema Anil Gote from Dhule during the legislative elections; However, she lost. In November 2008, he formed his own political party named Loksangram (LKSGM). In 2009, he contested MLA election on LKSGM ticket and again became MLA from Dhule city with 2,69,624 votes.
Anil Anna Gote during an election rally
Before the 2014 Legislative Assembly elections, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and became MLA for the third time on a BJP ticket with 2,86,197 votes. He left BJP before the 2019 assembly elections and contested on LKSGM ticket; However, he lost the election; He used the whistle symbol during the 2019 assembly elections. On 12 December 2019, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party.
Anil Anna Gote with Sharad Pawar (right) after joining NCP.
Lok Sabha Elections
Anil Anna Gote contested the Lok Sabha elections twice in 2009 and 2019 on LKSGM ticket; However, he lost both the elections.
Businessman
He entered the real estate business after establishing Bull Hits Infrastructure Private Limited on 3 August 2010.
Anil Anna Gote at the site of one of his real estate projects
controversies
criminal case
As of April 2019, Anil Gote has 8 criminal cases registered against him; However, he has not been convicted in any case.
- FIR no. 968/96 was filed on 6 April 1996 at Shivaji Park Police Station, Mumbai under sections 447, 188 of the IPC and section 3 of the Defacement of Property Act.
- FIR no. 135/2002 IPC u/s 255, 467, 472 and u/s sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4), 3(5) at Bundagarden Police Station, Pune on 7 June 2002 were recorded. ), 4 of MCOCA
- FIR no. FIR 243/2007 was registered under sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 341, 353, 334 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code at Azadnagar Police Station, Dhule in 2007.
- FIR no. 12/2017 was registered under sections 295, 143, 147, 448, 427, 504 and 506 of IPC on 16 February 2017 at Devpur Police Station, Dhule.
- FIR no. FIR 246/2017 under sections 292, 500, 509 and 34 of IPC was registered at City Police Station, Dhule on 11 November 2017.
- FIR no. FIR 127/2017 under sections 143, 147, 149, 504, 506 of IPC and section 37(1)(3) of BP Act was registered on 8 December 2017 at Devpur Police Station, Dhule.
- FIR no. An FIR was registered under sections 147, 149 and 149/2018 of the Indian Penal Code at Devpur Police Station, Dhule in 2018. Section 37(1)(3) of BP Act.
- FIR no. 11/2019 registered under sections 294, 400 of IPC and section 67 of IT Act 2000 on 8 January 2019 at City Police Station, Dhule.
telagi stamp paper scam
In 2003, Anil Gote’s name surfaced during the stamp paper counterfeiting scam perpetrated by Abdul Karim Telgi in various states of India. Gote was arrested on 30 June 2003 and charged under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act). It was later revealed that Gote used his political influence to help Telgi obtain a stamp seller’s license from the Maharashtra government. He was kept in custody in Yerwada Central Jail, Pune. The investigation revealed that Gote had close ties with Telgi since the early 1990s as Gote had made Telgi a trustee in his public trust called Kisan Trust.
Anil Anna Gote during the court hearing related to stamp paper scam.
It was also alleged that Gote had traveled to New Delhi on the same flight with Telgi and spent a few days in a hotel. Reportedly, Gote was also a frequent visitor to Telgi’s Mumbai office. After spending 4 years in jail, Gote was granted bail on 30 June 2007 by special judge Chitra Bhedi of the special MCOCA court under two sureties of Rs 5 lakh each. Gote had submitted his health report claiming ill health, which was used as the basis for bail. He was never convicted in this case.
Verbal dispute with Abu Azmi
In December 2016, after Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation was banned, Gote had an altercation with Maharashtra leader Abu Azmi at the entrance of the Maharashtra Assembly. He accused Azmi of helping anti-national people and promoting terrorist activities in the state.
Anil Anna Gote (far right) during the dispute with Abu Azmi.
Accusing BJP of corruption
Gote has on different occasions accused many Maharashtra BJP leaders of corruption. In August 2017, he accused several bureaucrats and politicians of buying land in areas where government projects were announced so that the government could later earn huge profits by selling the land. He also said that he will submit a list of such people to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In March 20232, Gote alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis received Rs 10 crore from RKW Developers Limited and another Rs 10 crore from other real estate developers who allegedly had links with 1993 Mumbai blasts accused and Dawood Ibrahim confidant Iqbal Memon. Had relations with.
Demand to abolish Legislative Council
In March 2017, speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Gote demanded that the Maharashtra Legislative Council should be abolished as it has no constitutional authority. He said only six states in India have such legislative councils and it is a way of politically appeasing those who have been rejected by the voters. Several members of the opposition and ruling party BJP criticized his remarks, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who warned Gote against making such remarks.
Anil Anna Gote discussing the abolition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council with Devendra Fadnavis (right)
Vande Mataram controversy
In July 2017, Anil Gote, citing the order of Madras High Court, had said that every Indian should be proud of singing Vande Mataram and leaders like Abu Azmi should not oppose singing such patriotic songs. Abu Azmi responded by saying that the government should not make it mandatory for everyone to sing Vande Mataram as it conflicts with the religious beliefs of many citizens.
threat of resignation
In November 2018, Gote accused some senior BJP leaders of inducting politicians with criminal background into the party and threatened that he would quit the BJP and resign as MLA on 19 November 2018, the first day of the winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly. Will give. , However, he changed his decision after a meeting with the then state BJP chief Raosaheb Danve and the BJP organizational secretary.
In December 2019, Gote accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of planning to weaken local BJP leaders and alleged that the Varsha Night Club gang led to the BJP’s defeat in the 2019 assembly elections. Which was a sarcasm on his official meetings. Residence ‘Rain.’ He said that Fadnavis conspired with his close ones.
Fadnavis sidelined mass leaders like Eknath Khadse, Pankaja Munde, Prakash Mehta, Raj Purohit and others and promoted the troupe of Girish Mahajan, Jaikumar Rawal, Prasad Lad, Praveen Darekar, Ram Kadam and others, who started the 10 p.m. Later we used to meet in ‘Varsha’. Every day more people conspire to strengthen the local opponents of the leaders. I am also a victim of such a conspiracy.”
car collection
As of October 2019, he owns a Mercedes car worth Rs 77 lakh and a Mahindra tractor worth Rs 6 lakh.
Income
Gote’s income in the financial year 2018-19 was Rs 24,72,719 (approximately Rs 24 lakh 72 thousand). This does not include his wife’s income.
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 26,340
- Bonds, debentures and shares: Rs 30,000
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 83,00,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 15,38,630
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2019. This does not include property owned by his wife.
net worth
For the financial year 2018–2019, Gotay’s net worth was estimated to be at a loss of Rs. 88 lakh 46 thousand. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anil Gote once slapped a drunken man who was beating his wife; However, the wife got angry at Gote following which the local public beat up Gote.
- In July 2016, Gote demanded that Maharashtra’s highest award, the Maharashtra Bhushan, should be given to Rajinikanth aka Shivajirao Gaekwad. He claimed that Rajinikanth hails from Kolhapur and has also contributed to Marathi cinema. He further demanded that the Government of Maharashtra should pass a resolution asking the Government of India to confer India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, on Rajinikanth.
- In October 2019, before the counting of votes for Dhule Legislative Assembly constituency, he secured the EVM strongroom in his constituency, claiming that he wanted to avoid any misuse of EVMs; However, he lost the election.
Anil Anna Gote guarding the EVM strongroom in 2019
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