Heena Gavit Explained

Dr. Heena Gavit
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:16 May 2014
Term End:4 June 2024
Constituency:Nandurbar
Predecessor:Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
Successor:Gowaal Kagada Padavi
Birth Date:28 June 1987
Birth Place:Nandurbar
Nationality:Indian
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence:Plot No.6, Viral Vihar Colony,
Khodai Mata Road,
Nandurbar
Maharashtra Pin-425412
Alma Mater:M.B.B.S
M.D. General Medicine
L.L.B
Profession:Doctor, Politician
Relations:Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (father)
Date:28 February
Year: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]

During 2024 Indian General Elections, She was defeated by Adv. Goval Padvi of Indian National Congress by 1,59,120 votes.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BJP's new team: Mukul Roy, Tejasvi Surya promoted; Ram Madhav gets replaced . Livemint . 26 September 2020 . 8 July 2021.
  2. News: BJP fields NCP leader's daughter Heena Gavit in Congress bastion . The Times of India . 2014-03-21 .
  3. Web site: Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014 . Election Commission of India . 2014-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121627/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS131.htm?ac=1 . 17 May 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. News: Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse . The Times of India . 2014-05-16 .
  5. News: Maratha protesters attack BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule. Staff Reporter. 6 August 2018. The Indian Express. en-US. 12 August 2018.
  6. News: Maratha protesters damage BJP MP's car in Dhule. Staff Reporter. 5 August 2018. The Times of India. en-US. 12 August 2018.
  7. News: Bandha in Nandurbar to protest attack on local MP's car. Staff Reporter. 6 August 2018. The Business Standard. en-US. 12 August 2018.
  8. News: Maratha protesters damage BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule. Staff Reporter. 5 August 2018. Pune Mirror. en-US. 12 August 2018. 12 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812151907/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/crime/maratha-protesters-damage-bjp-mp-heena-gavits-car-in-dhule/articleshow/65281563.cms. dead.