Father's Name: Shri Hodlya Bonda Gavit
Mother's Name: Late Smt. Jamunabai
Date of Birth: 29.10.1934
Place of Birth: Dhudipada, Distt. Nandurbar (Maharashtra)
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 12 Jul 1952
Spouse's Name: Smt. Surekha Manikrao Gavit
No.of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: 4
Educational Qualifications:Matriculate
Permanent Address:Sumanik Niwas, P.O. and Taluka-Navapur
Distt. Nandurbar-425 412 (Maharashtra)
Present Address:38, G.R.G Road,
New Delhi - 110 001
Position Held:
1 June 2009 :- Pro-tem Speaker
2009 :- Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (9th term)
23 May 2004 - onwards :- Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
2004 :- Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 8th term)
2000-2004 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
1999-2001 :- Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1999-2000 :- Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
Member, Committee on Railways
1999 :- Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)
1998-99 :- Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
1998 :- Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1996 :- Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1991-93 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (two terms)
1991 :- Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1990-96 :- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals
1990-91 :- Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
1989 :- Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1984 :- Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1981 :- Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
1980-81 :- Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Social Welfare
1978-84 :- Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira) [D.C.C.(I)], Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra
1971-78 :- Chairman, Social Welfare Committee, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra
1965-71 :- Member, Navapur Village Panchayat, Distt. Dhule, Maharashtra
Social And Cultural Activities:
Social service, promotion of education; Chairman, Adivasi Sahayak Sanstha, Dhule.
Favourite Pastime 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
No Video Available
No Article Available
|
|
|