Gavit had been appointed a pro-tem speaker of 15th Lok Sabha by President Pratibha Patil. As pro-tem speaker, he performed the Speaker's duties until the election of a new Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[5] He served as Minister of State for the Social Justice department.
Positions heldedit
Following were some of the political affiliations and representations of Manikrao Gavit.[6]
1965-71 Member, Navapur Village Panchayat, District. Dhule, Maharashtra
1971-78 Chairman, Social Welfare Committee, Zila Parishad, Dhule, Maharashtra
1978-84 Vice-President, District Congress Committee (Indira) [D.C.C.(I)], District. Dhule, Maharashtra
1980-81 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Chairman, Committee on Social Welfare
^"Eight-term MP Gavit threatens to leave Congress". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^https://web.archive.org/web/20090601100839/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/31/stories/2009053150270100.htm Gavit appointed as pro tem Speaker.
^"Detailed Profile - Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^"Shri Manikrao H. Gavit Takes Charge as Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment". punarbhava.in. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
^"Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
External linksedit
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website