Vinayak Mete
{{Short description|Indian politician (1970–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vinayak Mete
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Vinayak Mete.jpg
| office = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
| term_start = 8 July 2010
| term_end = 7 July 2022
| predecessor =
| successor =
| constituency =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1970|6|30}}
| birth_place = Beed, Maharashtra, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|8|14|1970|6|30}}
| death_place = Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| spouse = Jyoti Mete
}}
Vinayak Tukaram Mete (30 June 1970 – 14 August 2022) was an Indian politician from Rajegaon in Beed, Maharashtra. He was a leader of Shiv Sangram.
Career
Vinayak Mete was the president of Shiv Sangram. Vinayak Mete was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council unopposed from BJP quota on 3 June 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-council-polls-narayan-rane-among-10-candidates-elected-unopposed-2219613|title=Maharashtra Council polls: Narayan Rane among 10 candidates elected unopposed|date=3 June 2016|work=DNA India|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406231944/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-maharashtra-council-polls-narayan-rane-among-10-candidates-elected-unopposed-2219613|url-status=live}} He was also a member of the Nationalist Congress Party until 2014.
He was candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Beed Assembly constituency but lost to Jaydutt Kshirsagar of the Nationalist Congress Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/ncp-leader-vinayak-mete-joins-mahayuti-in-maharashtra/834561|title=NCP Leader Vinayak Mete Joins Mahayuti in Maharashtra |work=Outlook India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806192342/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/ncp-leader-vinayak-mete-joins-mahayuti-in-maharashtra/834561 |archive-date=6 August 2016 |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=15 August 2022 |location=Mumbai}}{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1280|title=VINAYAK TUKARAM METE|website=myneta.info|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201082447/https://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1280|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/vinayak-mete-disqualified-as-mlc/|title=Vinayak Mete disqualified as MLC|date=19 October 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814091417/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/vinayak-mete-disqualified-as-mlc/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bjp-likely-to-get-ncp-leader-vinayak-mete-to-support-alliance/|title=BJP likely to get NCP leader Vinayak Mete to support alliance|date=28 March 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=15 August 2022|location=Mumbai|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814091417/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bjp-likely-to-get-ncp-leader-vinayak-mete-to-support-alliance/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Maharashtra-assembly-polls-Vinayak-Mete-gets-BJP-support-for-Beed-seat/articleshow/43463815.cms|title=Maharashtra assembly polls: Vinayak Mete gets BJP support for Beed seat|website=The Times of India|date=30 May 2016|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814091417/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/maharashtra-assembly-polls-vinayak-mete-gets-bjp-support-for-beed-seat/articleshow/43463815.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Rizwanullah |first=Syed |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-accommodates-allies-for-Maharashtra-Legislative-Council-polls/articleshow/52507819.cms |title=BJP accommodates allies for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls |website=The Times of India |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=15 August 2022 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814091415/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-accommodates-allies-for-Maharashtra-Legislative-Council-polls/articleshow/52507819.cms |url-status=live }}
Personal life and death
Vinayak Tukaram Mete was born on 30 June 1970 in Beed.{{Cite news |url=https://www.aajtak.in/amp/india/maharashtra/story/former-mla-vinayak-mete-seriously-injured-accident-mumbai-pune-expressway-maharashtra-ntc-1518091-2022-08-14 |title=महाराष्ट्रः मुंबई-पुणे एक्सप्रेस वे पर हुए सड़क हादसे में पूर्व विधायक विनायक मेटे की मौत, SUV के उड़े परखच्चे |work=Aaj Tak |date=14 August 2022 |access-date=15 August 2022 |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052857/https://www.aajtak.in/amp/india/maharashtra/story/former-mla-vinayak-mete-seriously-injured-accident-mumbai-pune-expressway-maharashtra-ntc-1518091-2022-08-14 |url-status=live }} He was married to Jyoti Mete.
Mete died from the injuries sustained in a car accident near Madap tunnel of Mumbai–Pune Expressway on 14 August 2022, at the age of 52.{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=14 August 2022 |title=Maratha Leader and Ex-MLC Vinayak Mete Dies in Car Crash |url=https://thewire.in/politics/vinayak-mete-passes-away |access-date=14 August 2022 |work=The Wire |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814101657/https://thewire.in/politics/vinayak-mete-passes-away |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=14 August 2022 |title=Maratha quota supporter ex-MLC Vinayak Mete dies in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maratha-quota-supporter-ex-mlc-vinayak-mete-dies-in-accident-on-mumbai-pune-expressway/article65767829.ece |access-date=14 August 2022 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814035101/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maratha-quota-supporter-ex-mlc-vinayak-mete-dies-in-accident-on-mumbai-pune-expressway/article65767829.ece |url-status=live }} He was declared dead upon arrival at the MGM Kamothe Hospital in Kamothe.