Manikrao Hodlya Gavit

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Manikrao Hodlya Gavit
Nandurbar
Personal details
Born29 October 1934
British India
Died17 September 2022(2022-09-17) (aged 87)
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (

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

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]

  • 1965-71 Member, Navapur Village Panchayat, District. Dhule, Maharashtra
  • 1971-78 Chairman, Social Welfare Committee, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra
  • 1978-84 Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira) [D.C.C.(I)], District. Dhule, Maharashtra
  • 1980-81 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Chairman, Committee on Social Welfare
  • 1981
    Elected to the 7th Lok Sabha
  • 1984 Re-elected to the 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • 1989 Re-elected to the 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 1990-91 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
  • 1990-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals
  • 1991 Re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 1991-93 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (two terms)
  • 1996 Re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
  • 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
  • 1998-99 Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • 1999 Re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)
  • 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
  • Member, Committee on Railways
  • 1999-2001 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • 2004 Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (8th term)
  • 23 May 2004 Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
  • 2009 Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (9th term)
  • 1 June 2009 Pro-tem Speaker
  • 31 August 2009 Member, Committee on Rural Development
  • 7 October 2009 Chairman, Committee on Ethics
  • 22 July 2013 Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment.[7]

In the

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

References

  1. ^ Congress leader and former Union minister Manikrao Gavit passes away
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "English Releases".
  4. ^ "Eight-term MP Gavit threatens to leave Congress". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090601100839/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053150270100.htm Gavit appointed as pro tem Speaker.
  6. ^ "Detailed Profile - Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Shri Manikrao H. Gavit Takes Charge as Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment". punarbhava.in. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

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