Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali

Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali (born 23 May 1974) is a five-time Member of Parliament from Shivsena representing Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha and she is a daughter of senior Shiv Sena leader & former M.P. Pundlikrao Gawali. She is serving as a Member of Parliament for this constituency since 1999. She is currently the most senior Member of Parliament from Maharashtra (more than 25 years in office).

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided several locations linked to Gawali on 30 August 2021.

Early life and background Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali, also called Bhavnatai, was born in a traditional Ghatole Kunbi family in Risod on 23 May 1973. She is the daughter of former Shiv Sena senior leader & Member of parliament of Washim, Pundlikrao Ramji Gawali and Smt.Shalinitai Gawali. She completed her BA Arts from Risod, Washim (Babasaheb Dhabekar Arts College, Risod) from Amrawati University. She was married to Capt. Prashant Surve Patil.

Positions held + Positions Year Position 1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (1st term) 1999–2000 Member, Committee on Commerce 2000–2001 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 2007–09 Member, Committee on Health & Family Welfare 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (4th term) Sep. 2014 Member, Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women, Human Resource Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term) Sep. 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Health and Family Welfare Oct. 2020 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 2024 Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council (1st term)