Heena Gavit
Dr. Heena Gavit | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit |
| Constituency | Nandurbar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 June 1987 Nandurbar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Relations | Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (father) |
| Residence(s) | 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 |
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. 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.
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.
Along with Raksha Khadse, she became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.
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.