Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Explained

Party:Indian National Congress
Office:Pro-tem Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha
Term Start:1 June 2009
Term End:4 June 2009
President:Pratibha Patil
Successor:Kamal Nath
Constituency1:Nandurbar
Office1:Member of the Lok Sabha
Term Start1:1981 (bye-election)
Term End1:May 2014
Birth Date:29 October 1934
Birth Place:Dhudipada, Bombay Presidency, British India
Death Place:Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Marathi: माणिकराव होडल्या गावित; 29 October 1934 – 17 September 2022)[1] was an Indian politician from Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he represented the Nandurbar constituency from 1980 to 2014, winning the Indian general elections consecutive nine times, marking a record.[2]

Gavit served as a member of the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha. In his 14th parliamentary term, he was Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government until 6 April 2008, when he was asked to resign.[3] [4] He alleged that Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi told him that she was under pressure to remove him. He was elected for the consecutive ninth time from the Nandurbar constituency in the 2009 Indian general election.

Gavit had been appointed a pro-tem speaker of 15th Lok Sabha by President Pratibha Patil. As pro-tem speaker, he performed the Speaker's duties until the election of a new Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[5] He served as Minister of State for the Social Justice department.

Positions held

Following were some of the political affiliations and representations of Manikrao Gavit.[6]

In the 2014 general elections, Manikrao Gavit lost the Nandurbar seat to Heena Gavit by a margin of 106,905 votes.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/manikrao-gavit-dies-at-87-8156623/ Congress leader and former Union minister Manikrao Gavit passes away
  2. Web site: Lok Sabha veterans with a difference . . 23 April 2004 . 12 December 2020.
  3. Web site: English Releases.
  4. Web site: Eight-term MP Gavit threatens to leave Congress. 30 March 2021. The New Indian Express. 29 March 2019 .
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090601100839/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053150270100.htm Gavit appointed as pro tem Speaker.
  6. Web site: Detailed Profile - Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India . 30 December 2016 . 31 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075933/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=133 . dead .
  7. Web site: Shri Manikrao H. Gavit Takes Charge as Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment . punarbhava.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161231074552/http://punarbhava.in/index.php/legal-instruments/schemes-and-initiatives/the-national-trust/uddyam-prabha/1394-shri-manikrao-h-gavit-takes-charge-as-minister-of-state-for-social-justice-a-empowerment.html . 31 December 2016.
  8. Web site: Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014 . Election Commission of India . 16 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121627/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS131.htm?ac=1 . 17 May 2014 . dmy-all .

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