Dr. Heena Gavit
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
May 2014
Preceded byManikrao Hodlya Gavit
ConstituencyNandurbar
Personal details
Born (1987-06-28) 28 June 1987
Nandurbar
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
RelationsVijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (father)
Residence(s)Plot No.6, Viral Vihar Colony,
Khodai Mata Road,
Nandurbar
Maharashtra Pin-425412
Alma materM.B.B.S
M.D. General Medicine
L.L.B
ProfessionDoctor, Politician
As of 28 February, 2015

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] Gavit is also a physician.

Professional career

Heena Gavit is the daughter of 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

  1. "BJP's new team: Mukul Roy, Tejasvi Surya promoted; Ram Madhav gets replaced". Livemint. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. "BJP fields NCP leader's daughter Heena Gavit in Congress bastion". The Times of India. 21 March 2014.
  3. "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 16 May 2014.
  5. Staff Reporter (6 August 2018). "Maratha protesters attack BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. Staff Reporter (5 August 2018). "Maratha protesters damage BJP MP's car in Dhule". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. Staff Reporter (6 August 2018). "Bandha in Nandurbar to protest attack on local MP's car". The Business Standard. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. Staff Reporter (5 August 2018). "Maratha protesters damage BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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