Heena Gavit


Dr Heena Gavit is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Maharashtra. She is a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Nandurbar constituency.

Professional career

Dr. Heena Gavit is the daughter of Dr Vijaykumar Gavit, a Bharatiya Janata Party & Ex-Nationalist Congress Party MLA from the Nandurbar Assembly constituency. She is a doctor by profession.

Political career

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, a nine-time MP from Nandurbar. Manikrao's Indian National Congress held the seat since 1981. Heena's victory of margin was 106905 votes.
Along with Raksha Khadse, she became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.

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.