Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

GAVIT, SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - NANDURBAR-ST (MAHARASHTRA)]



Father's Name    Shri Hodalya Bonda Gavit

Date of Birth    29 October 1934

Place of Birth    Dhudipada, Distt. Dhule (Maharashtra)

Marital Status    Married on 12 July 1952

Spouse's Name    Smt. Surekha Manikrao Gavit

Children    One son and four daughters

Educational Qualifications  

Matriculate

Profession     

Agriculturist

Permanent Address     

P.O. and Taluk Navapur, 
Distt. Nandurbar-425412 
(Maharashtra)

Tel. (02569) 50171

Present Address     

3, Canning Lane,
New Delhi - 110001

Tel. (011) 3782151

Positions Held     

1965-71Member, Navapur Village Panchayat, Distt.
Dhule, Maharashtra

1971-78Chairman, Social Welfare Committee, Zila Parishad,
Dhule, Maharashtra

1978-84Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira)
[D.C.C.(I)], Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra

1980-81Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

1981Elected to 7th Lok Sabha* 

1980-81Chairman, Committee on Social Welfare

1984Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1990-91Member, Committee on Absence of Members from
                the Sittings of the House

1990-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Petroleum and Chemicals

1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) 

1991-93Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Railways (two terms)

1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1998-99Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas

Social and Cultural Activities  

Social service, promotion of education; Chairman, Adivasi 
Sahayak Sanstha, Dhule

Favourite Pastive and Recreation

Adivasi Lok Sangeet

 Sports and Clubs: 

Cricket and hockey

Countries Visited  

South Africa; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to South 
Africa

Other Information  
Chairman, (i) Social Welfare Committee, Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra
(ii) Visharwadi Educational Society, Dhule, since 1974; (iii) 
Maharashtra State Tribal Corporation, 1980-84;(iv)Senior College 
of Arts, Commerce and Science, Navapur; and (v) B.Ed College, 
Navapur; Member, (i) Senate, Poona University, 1974-75; and 
(ii) National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board, 
1998-99; suffered imprisonment in 1978 for participation in the
'Jail Bharo Andolan' called by Janata Government


Election Result of
Nandurbar-ST Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 10,72,592
Total votes polled  5,83,260

Vote polled in favour of the

(1) Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (I.N.C.) 3,04,134
(2) Shri Kuwarsing Valvi (B.J.P.) 2,38,423
(3) Shri Padmakar Vijesing Valvi (A.B.H.S.) 20,622
(4) Shri Garison Niranjan Gallyath (Ind.)      1,925
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