Vinayak Raut (born 15 March 1954) is an Indian politician & former Member of Parliament, Loksabha. He is leader of Shiv Sena in Lok Sabha and he represented Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha. Originally from Mumbai, Raut was previously elected as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Vile Parle of Mumbai for 1999-2004 as a Shiv Sena candidate. He was also elected as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Shiv Sena Party in 2012. He resigned on 27 May 2014 from the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Raut was elected as MP for Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency in the 2014 elections. He lost in 2024 to BJP leader Narayan Rane.