[1] He is son of former MLA Dhondiram Harinayak Rathod.

[2] Rathod hails from Umerkheda village in Mantha Taluka of Jalna district, his father Dhondiram Rathod was a MLA from Partur.

He's married to Sindhu Rathod having two daughters Riya and Rahi.

[3] Rathod is a three-time Zila Parishad member and a youth congress worker, working as a secretary at Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.

He also serves as NSUI District President and General Secretary of Youth Congress and is also a leader of the Banjara community in the region.