Detailed Profile: Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit

Name | Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit |
Constituency from which I am elected | Nandurbar |
Father's Name | Shri Hodlya Bonda Gavit |
Mother's Name | Late Smt. Jamunabai |
Date of Birth | 29 Oct 1934 |
Birth Place | Dhudipada, Distt. Nandurbar (Maharashtra) |
Maritial Status | Married |
Date of Marriage | 12 Jul 1952 |
Spouse Name | Smt. Surekha Manikrao Gavit |
No. of Children | No.of Sons:1 No.of Daughters:4 |
State Name | Maharashtra |
Party Name | Indian National Congress |
Permanent Address | Sumanik Niwas, P.O. and Taluka - NavapurDistt. Nandurbar - 425 412 MaharashtraTels. (02569) 250171 |
Present Address | 38, G.R.G Road,New Delhi - 110 001Tel. (011) 23717151 9868180600 (M) |
Email id | gavitmh[at]sansad[dot]nic[dot]in |
Educational Qualifications | Matriculate |
Profession | |
Positions Held | |
1965-71 | Member, Navapur Village Panchayat, Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra |
1971-78 | Chairman, Social Welfare Committee, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra |
1978-84 | Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira) [D.C.C.(I)], Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra |
1980-81 | Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
Chairman, Committee on Social Welfare | |
1981 | Elected to 7th Lok Sabha |
1984 | Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
1989 | Re-elected to 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 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
1991-93 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (two terms) |
1996 | Re-elected to 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 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 14th Lok Sabha( 8th term) |
23 May 2004 | Union Minister of State, Home Affairs |
2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (9th term) |
1 June 2009 | Pro-tem Speaker |
31 Aug. 2009 | Member, Commitee on Rural Development |
7 Oct. 2009 | Chairman, Committee on Ethics |
Social and Cultural Activities | Social service, promotion of education; Chairman, Adivasi Sahayak Sanstha, Dhule |
Sports and Clubs | Cricket and Hockey |
Favourite Pastimes and Recreation | Adivasi Lok Sangeet |
Countries Visited | South Africa; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa |
Other Information | Chairman, (i) Social Welfare Committee, 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 |
Source: Lok Sabha
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