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Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit

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Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Nandurbar
Assumed office
2009
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Nandurbar
In office
1999–2009
Preceded byValvi Pratap Rubja
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
for Nandurbar
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byValvi Pratap Rubji
Personal details
Born (1955-07-22) 22 July 1955 (age 69)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party Since 2014
Other political
affiliations
Nationalist Congress Party Since 1999 Till 2014
SpouseKumudini Gavit
ChildrenDr Heena Gavit
Supriya Gavit
EducationMBBS
MD. Medicin
OccupationPolitician

Vijaykumar Gavit is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar.[1]

Vijaykumar Gavit welcomed to the party fold by Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse on 6 September 2014.[2]

Political career

Vijaykumar Gavit take oath in the new government has 18 ministers from the Congress and 20 from NCP, including Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on 7 November 2009.[3]

Positions held

Within BJP

Legislative

  • Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Health and Family Welfare : 1995–1999.
  • Minister of state (Maharashtra) of Tribal Affairs: 1999–2004.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2004–2009.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Medical Education and Food Production): 2009-2014

References

  1. ^ Suryawanshi, Sudhir (10 October 2014). "Gavits are the true tribal leaders of Nandurbar, our work speaks for itself: Vijay Kumar Gavit". DNA. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-maharashtra-ncp-minister-vijaykumar-gavit-joins-bjp-660069
  3. ^ http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=67993
  4. ^ http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/nandurbar.html