Vijaykumar Gavit is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar.[1]
Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2022 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Deputy CM |
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| Guardian Minister | NA |
| Preceded by | |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Guardian Minister |
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| In office 07 November 2009 – 09 November 2010 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Guardian Minister |
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| In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Guardian Minister |
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| In office 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Guardian Minister |
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| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Narayan Rane |
| Guardian Minister | NA |
| Succeeded by | Vishwajeet Kadam |
| In office 14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi |
| Guardian Minister | NA |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Valvi Pratap Rubja |
| Constituency | Nandurbar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1955 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party Since 2014 |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party Since 1999 Till 2014 |
| Spouse | Kumudini Gavit |
| Children | Heena Gavit Supriya Gavit |
| Education | MBBS MD. Medicine |
| Occupation | Politician |
Vijaykumar Gavit was welcomed to the party fold by Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse on 6 September 2014.[2]
Political career
editVijaykumar Gavit took oath in the new government which has 18 ministers from the Congress and 20 from NCP, including Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on 7 November 2009.[3]
Political Reception
editAs Tribal Development Minister Vijaykumar Gavit admitted in the Maharashtra Legislative Council to the prevalence of bonded labour among tribal children in the state. The opposition accused the government of failing to prevent the practice in the state. Bonded labor is legally banned in Maharashtra.[4][5]
Positions held
editLegislative
edit- *Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - Since 1995[6]
- 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.
- Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2022
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former Maharashtra NCP Minister Vijaykumar Gavit Joins BJP".
- ^ "Ashok Chavan 37 More Ministers Take Oath in Maharashtra". www.daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Tribal girl's death: Maharashtra minister admits she was a bonded labourer". The Indian Express. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Govt admits 10-year-old deceased tribal girl was a 'bonded labourer'". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Live Nandurbar (Maharastra) Assembly Election Results 2019 Updates, Winner, Runner-up Candidates 2019 Updates, Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs".