Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit

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Vijaykumar Gavit is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nandurbar.[2]

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Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
14 August 2022  26 November 2024
MinisterTribal Development
Governor
Chief Minister
Deputy CM
Guardian MinisterNA
Succeeded by
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
11 November 2010  26 September 2014
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
07 November 2009  09 November 2010
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
8 December 2008  6 November 2009
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Guardian Minister
  • NA
In office
1 November 2004  4 December 2008
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Guardian Minister
  • NA
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
1 February 1999  17 October 1999
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterNarayan Rane
Guardian MinisterNA
Succeeded byVishwajeet Kadam
In office
14 March 1995  31 January 1999
Minister
Governor
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Guardian MinisterNA
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1995
Preceded byValvi Pratap Rubja
ConstituencyNandurbar
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
ChildrenHeena Gavit[1]
Supriya Gavit
EducationMBBS
MD. Medicine
OccupationPolitician
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Vijaykumar Gavit was welcomed to the party fold by Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Khadse on 6 September 2014.[3]

Political career

Vijaykumar 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.[4]

Political Reception

As 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.[5][6]

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.
  • Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra (Minister of Tribal Affairs): 2022

References

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