He is a son of Narayan Rane Ex Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Current Cabinet Minister of Ministry of MSME.
Nilesh is the son of union cabinet minister Narayan Rane.
His brother, Nitesh Narayan Rane, represents Kankavli constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
2015
Nilesh Rane was elected to 15th Lok Sabha of India from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency of Maharashtra as a member of Indian National Congress (INC).
As part of the 15th Lok Sabha, Rane served on the Committee on Home Affairs and the Rules Committee.
2016
Rane contested from same constituency for a seat in 16th Lok Sabha, but lost to Sena's candidate Vinayak Raut.
2019
As of 2019 he is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).