Anil Anna Gote is an Indian journalist, politician and businessman who served three times as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He rose to fame after being accused of involvement in a stamp paper scam perpetrated by Abdul Karim Telgi.
Wiki/Biography
Anil Anna Gote aka Anil Umrao Gote was born in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. According to one source, he was born on Saturday, May 24, 1947 (age 76; as of 2023), and according to another source, he was born on Monday, May 24, 1948 (age 75; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied till class 11 at Maharashtra Vidyalaya & Junior College in Pune until 1964. Before 1966, he pursued diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE) from Government Technical College, Kolhapur. Later, he pursued a career in journalism.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: gray
Eye color: black
family
He comes from a middle-class family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Umrao Taraji Goth.
wife and children
His wife, Hema Anil Gote, is also a politician who served as mayor of Dhule and participated in the 2004 legislative elections in Dhule. His son’s name was Tejas Gote, who was married to Sandhya Gote.
Anil Anna Goth (far left) and family
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
address
House No. 1321 Lane No. 4, Khol Galli, Dhule, Maharashtra – 424001
sign
Anil Anna Goat’s signature
Profession
reporter
After completing his formal education, Anil started working as a journalist. He has worked in many reputed media outlets and developed personal connections with politicians such as George Fernandes and Gopinath Munde.
Anil Anna Gote with his wife when he was a journalist
politician
legislative election
Anil Gote is closely associated with the Kolhapur-based farmers’ union Shetkari Sanghatana Movement. Later, he became a member of the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)), also known as the Janata Dal (Socialist), and first became a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Dhule Municipal constituency in 1999 , the number of votes cast was 2,37,423 votes cast. In 2004, he fielded his wife Hema Anil Gote from Dhul in the legislative elections; however, she lost. In November 2008, he formed his own political party called Loksangram (LKSGM). In 2009, he contested the legislative elections from the LKSGM seat and became the MLA of Dhule city again with 2,69,624 votes.
Anil Anna Goat at election rally
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the 2014 legislative elections and became a BJP MP for the third time with 2,86,197 votes. He quit the BJP before the 2019 legislative elections and contested the elections from the LKSGM seat; however, he lost the election; he used the whistle symbol during the 2019 legislative elections. On December 12, 2019, he joined the Kuomintang Congress Party.
Anil Anna Gote and Sharad Pawar (right) after joining NCP
Lok Sabha election
Anil Anna Gote contested the Lok Sabha elections twice on LKSGM ticket in 2009 and 2019; however, he failed in both elections.
merchant
He entered the real estate industry after establishing Bull Hits Infrastructure Private Limited on August 3, 2010.
Anil Anna Gote at the site of one of his real estate projects
dispute
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 April 6, 1996 at Shivaji Park Police Station, Mumbai under Sections 447, 188 of IPC and Section 3 of Defilement of Property Act US
- FIR No. 135/2002 was registered at Bundgarden Police Station, Pune on June 7, 2002 under Sections 255, 467, 472 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4), 3(5 of the U.S.A. ) registration), 4 MCOCA
- FIR No. 243/2007 was filed under Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 341, 353, 334 and 427 of IPC at Azadnagar Police Station, Dhule.
- FIR No. 12/2017 was registered at Deopur Police Station, Dhule on February 16, 2017 under Sections 295, 143, 147, 448, 427, 504 and 506 of IPC
- FIR No. 246/2017 was filed at Dhule City Police Station on November 11, 2017 under Sections 292, 500, 509 and 34 of IPC
- FIR No. 127/2017 was registered at Deopur Police Station, Dhule on December 8, 2017 under Sections 143, 147, 149, 504, 506 of IPC and Section 37(1)(3) of BP Act
- FIR No. 149/2018 was filed at Deopur police station, Dhule in 2018 under Sections 147, 149 and 149/2018 of IPC. Section 37(1)(3) of the BP Act
- FIR No. 11/2019 was registered at Dhule City Police Station on January 8, 2019 under Sections 294, 400 and 67 of the IT Act, 2000 IPC
Telgi stamp paper scam
In 2003, Anil Gote’s name emerged in a stamp paper counterfeiting scam run by Abdul Karim Telgi across various states in India. Gote was arrested on June 30, 2003 and charged under MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act). It was later revealed that Gothe used his political clout to help Telji obtain a stamp vendor license from the Maharashtra government. He is lodged in Pune Yewada Central Jail. Investigations revealed that Gote had a close relationship with Telgi since the early 1990s when Gote made Telgi a trustee of its public trust fund called the Kisan Trust.
Anil Anna Gote during court hearing related to stamp paper scam
Goth allegedly flew to New Delhi on the same flight as Telji and stayed at a day hotel for a few days. Gote is also reported to be a regular visitor to Telgi’s Mumbai office. After spending four years in jail, Gote was granted bail on June 30, 2007, by Special Judge Chitra Bhedi of MCOCA Special Court on a bond of Rs 5 lakh each. Gott produced his health report claiming to be in poor health, which was the basis for bail. He was never convicted in the case.
Argument with Abu Azmi
In December 2016, after Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation was banned, Goth had an affair with Maharashtra leader Abu Azmi at the entrance of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Quarrel. He accused Azmi of helping anti-national people and inciting terror in the state.
Anil Anna Goth (far right) gets into an altercation with Abu Azmi
Accuses the BJP of corruption
Ghote has accused several Maharashtra BJP leaders of corruption on different occasions. In August 2017, he accused multiple bureaucrats and politicians of buying land in areas where the government announced projects in order to later sell the land to the government to make huge profits. He also said that he would submit the list of such persons to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In March 2023, Gote accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of receiving Rs 10 crore from RKW Developers Ltd and other real estate developers For Rs 10 crore, the developers were allegedly linked to Iqbal Memon, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and a confidant of Dawood Ibrahim.
Call for the dissolution of the Legislative Council
In March 2017, Gote, while addressing the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, demanded the abolition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council as it had no constitutional rights. Only six states in India have such legislative councils, he said, and it was a way to politically please those rejected by voters. Several members of the opposition and ruling BJP criticized his remarks, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who warned Ghote against making such comments speech.
Anil Anna Gote and Devendra Fadnavis (right) discuss the abolition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
van der matalan controversy
In July 2017, Anil Gote cited the Madras High Court order and said that every Indian should be proud of singing “Vande Mataram” and leaders like Abu Azmi should not I object to singing such a patriotic song. Abu Azmi responded that the government should not force everyone to sing “Vande Mataram” as it conflicts with the religious beliefs of many citizens.
Threat to resign
In November 2018, Gothe accused some senior leaders of the BJP of inducting politicians with criminal backgrounds into the party and threatened him with re-election on the first day of the winter session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on November 19, 2018. Quit the BJP and resign as MLA. ; However, he changed his decision after a meeting with then BJP president Rasaheb Dhanv and the BJP organizing secretary.
Conspiracy charges against Devendra Fadnavis
In December 2019, Ghote accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of hatching plans to weaken local mass leaders of the BJP and claimed that the BJP The Varsha Night Club Gang suffered a crushing defeat in the 2019 legislative elections, something he taunted at an official meeting. Residence “Varsha”. He said Fadnavis conspired with his close associates and said:
Fadnavis sidelined mass leaders like Eknath Khadse, Pankaja Munde, Prakash Mehta, Raj Purohit and promoted a coterie of Girish Mahajan, Jaykumar Rawal, Prasad Lad, Pravin Darekar, Ram Kadam and others who will be seen at ” Varsha” meeting. The local opposition conspires every day to strengthen the mass leaders. I too am a victim of this conspiracy. ”
car collection
As of October 2019, he owned a Mercedes car worth Rs 77 lakh and a Mahindra tractor worth Rs 6 lakh.
income
Gote’s revenue for the financial year 2018-19 was Rs 24,72,719 (approximately Rs 24 lakh 72,000). This does not include his wife’s income.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 26,340
- Bonds, Bonds and Equity: Rs 30,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 83,00,000
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 15,38,630
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2019 and do not include assets owned by his wife.
net worth
Gote’s net worth for the financial year 2018-2019 is estimated to be at a deficit of Rs. 8.8 million 46 thousand. It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Once, Anil Gote slapped a drunk man who was beating his wife. However, the wife attacked Houshou, who was then beaten by local people.
- In July 2016, Ghote demanded that the Maharashtra Bhushan, Maharashtra’s highest award, be awarded to Rajinikanth aka Shivajirao Gaikwad. He claimed that Rajinikanth hails from Kolhapur and has also contributed to Marathi films. He further requested the Maharashtra government to pass a resolution requesting the Indian government to confer the ‘Bharat Ratna’, India’s highest civilian honour, to Rajinikanth.
- In October 2019, ahead of the counting of votes in Dhule Legislative Assembly constituency, he guarded the EVM vault in his district, claiming that he wanted to avoid any misuse of EVMs; however, he lost the election.
Anil Anna Gote 2019 Guardian EVM Strong Room
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education