Career
Raut represents Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha. He resigned on 27 May 2014 from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Raut was elected as Member of Parliament for Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 2014 elections.
1985-1992: Councillor, B.M.C., Mumbai
1999-2004: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
2005: All India Party Secretary, Shiv Sena
2012-2014: Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
September
2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Energy.