Dr. Heena Gavit is an Indian

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politician from Maharashtra. She is a member of the

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(lower house of the

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) from the Nandurbar constituency.She is a National Spokesperson of the BJP.

Professional career

Dr. Heena Gavit is the daughter of Dr Vijaykumar Gavit, a

& Ex-

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party ...

(NCP) MLA from the Nandurbar Assembly constituency. She is a doctor by profession.

Political career

In the

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, she defeated Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, a nine-time MP from Nandurbar. Manikrao's

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held the seat since 1981. Heena's victory of margin was 106905 votes. Along with

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, she became the youngest MP in the

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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.

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