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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