Texan Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Meet the Youngest Member of Parliament: Dr Heena Gavit At just 26 years old, she is possibly the youngest member of Parliament in the new Lok Sabha, who has not only defeated her opponent with a margin of over one lakh votes, she has won from a constituency the Congress has never lost since Independence. Meet Dr. Heena Gavit from Nandurbar. A medical graduate, she has just appeared for her MD exam and is days away from taking her practical exams. "The day Narendra Modi ji was speaking in Parliament, I appeared for my last paper. I was so restless and kept turning to the TV set to catch what I was missing," she says. Not too long before the elections, she joined the BJP and got a ticket to fight against Congress' eight term MP from the backward district, Manikrao Gavit. "An officer told me a while ago when I was studying for my UPSC exams, 'Heena, why follow when you can lead?' Parliament is where all decisions are made and now I'm going be able to play a role in that process. I'm very excited," says the young doctor. Her political debut though saw her father pay a heavy price. A minister in the Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra, Vijaykumar Gavit lost his cabinet berth because Heena joined a rival party. And though their political paths are separate, she got her family's full support. Even her study schedule didn't seem to come in the way of her campaigning as she had all her study material literally at her fingertips. She had downloaded as many as 15 reference books on her smartphone. She now hopes to use her medical skills and political ambition to improve one of the most backward tribal districts in Maharashtra. "When people say Nandurbar they immediately think of malnutrition. I want to change that picture and eradicate malnutrition altogether from district," she says emphatically. http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/meet-the-youngest-member-of-parliament-dr-heena-gavit-530649?pfrom=home-topstories
JaiRamesh2 Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Just 26!! And defeat basically a Congress backwater. Well done Who the youngest ever in history?
G_B_ Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 lol she effectively ended her fathers career in the congress...
bulbul Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 lol she effectively ended her fathers career in the congress... What is the story? did her father shifted to BJP? i read he lost ministership because of her :cantstop:
G_B_ Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 What is the story? did her father shifted to BJP? i read he lost ministership because of her :cantstop: well he sort of had to once his daughter got the ticket. :hysterical: Problem is that the congress have effectively shot themselves in the foot now as they dont have anybody of good standing there. I am sure they will want to poach her in the future.
bulbul Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 well he sort of had to once his daughter got the ticket. :hysterical: Problem is that the congress have effectively shot themselves in the foot now as they dont have anybody of good standing there. I am sure they will want to poach her in the future. Thats ok..why she went to BJP?
Texan Posted May 26, 2014 Author Posted May 26, 2014 Thats ok..why she went to BJP? Guess because she had first hand experience of everything that is wrong about the Congress party
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