| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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|---|---|
| Term start | May 2014
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| Predecessor | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
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| Constituency | Nandurbar
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| Born | 1987-06-28 (age 39) |
| Born | Nandurbar
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| Nationality | Template:Flag
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Alma mater | M.B.B.S M.D. General Medicine L.L.B
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Dr. Heena Gavit is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Maharashtra. She is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) from the Nandurbar constituency.She is a National Spokesperson of the BJP.[1]
Professional career
Dr. Heena Gavit is the daughter of Dr Vijaykumar Gavit, a Bharatiya Janata Party & Ex-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA from the Nandurbar Assembly constituency. She is a doctor by profession.[2]
Political career
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, a nine-time MP from Nandurbar. Manikrao's Indian National Congress held the seat since 1981. Heena's victory of margin was 106905 votes.[3]
Along with Raksha Khadse, she became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[4]
Controversy
On 5 August 2018, the protesters who were observing a dharna outside the Dhule Collector's office for the past 16 days attacked Heena Gavit's car.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ BJP's new team: Mukul Roy, Tejasvi Surya promoted; Ram Madhav gets replaced. Livemint(26 September 2020).
- ↑ BJP fields NCP leader's daughter Heena Gavit in Congress bastion. The Times of India(2014-03-21).
- ↑ Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ↑ Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse. The Times of India(2014-05-16).
- ↑ Maratha protesters attack BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule. The Indian Express(6 August 2018). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ Maratha protesters damage BJP MP's car in Dhule. The Times of India(5 August 2018). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ Bandha in Nandurbar to protest attack on local MP's car. The Business Standard(6 August 2018). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ Maratha protesters damage BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule. Pune Mirror(5 August 2018). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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