Rajendra Gavit

Shiv Sena

profession Politician

Rajendra Gavit biography

Rajendra Gavit is a political leader from Maharastra and a member of Shiv Sena. He is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Palghar Lok Sabha constituency. He was born on July 24, 1967, in Palghar, Maharashtra.

He comes from a lowly background and has a solid academic background. He has a bachelor's degree in arts and has been interested in community service and social work since he was a little child.

He was initially associated with Congress but switched alliance to BJP to contest and win the 2018 Palghar Lok Sabha by-polls. After being denied the ticket from Palghar by the BJP, he joined Shiv Sena in 2019 and retained his seat in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.

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Denied ticket, Palghar sitting MP Rajendra Gavit returns to BJP from Shinde Sena

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In 2019, Rajendra Gavit joined the BJP's alliance partner, Shiv Sena, to contest from Palghar. In 2022, Gavit switched sides from the Uddhav Thackeray Shiv Sena to the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction.

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