Heena Gavit
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.
Dr. Heena Gavit | |
|---|---|
डॉ. हीना गावित | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Manikrao Hodlya Gavit |
| Constituency | Nandurbar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1987 Nandurbar |
| Nationality |  |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Relations | Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (father) |
| 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 |
| As of 28 February, 2015 | |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Along with Raksha Khadse, she became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[3]
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.[4][5][6][7]
References
- "BJP fields NCP leader's daughter Heena Gavit in Congress bastion". The Times of India. 21 March 2014.
- "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 16 May 2014.
- Reporter, Staff (6 August 2018). "Maratha protesters attack BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- Reporter, Staff (5 August 2018). "Maratha protesters damage BJP MP's car in Dhule". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- Reporter, Staff (6 August 2018). "Bandha in Nandurbar to protest attack on local MP's car". The Business Standard. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- Reporter, Staff (5 August 2018). "Maratha protesters damage BJP MP Heena Gavit's car in Dhule". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
