Heena Gavit

Heena Vijaykumar Gavit
हीना गावित
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014 to till Date
Preceded by	Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
Constituency	Nandurbar
Personal details
Born	28 May 1987 Nandurbar
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Plot No.6, Viral Vihar Colony, Khodai Mata Road, Nandurbar Maharashtra Pin-425412
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 16th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) from the Nandurbar constituency.

Professioanl Career

Heena Gavit is the daughter of Dr Vijaykumar Gavit, a 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 1967. Heena's victory of margin was 106905 votes.^[2]

Along with Raksha Khadse, she became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.^[3]

References

1. "BJP fields NCP leader's daughter Heena Gavit in Congress bastion". The Times of India. 2014-03-21.
2. "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
3. "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 2014-05-16.