Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Marathi: माणिकराव होडल्या गावित; 29 October 1934 – 17 September 2022)[1] was an Indian politician from Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India.

A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he represented the Nandurbar constituency from 1980 to 2014, winning the Indian general elections consecutive nine times, marking a record.

In his 14th parliamentary term, he was Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government until 6 April 2008, when he was asked to resign.

[3][4] He alleged that Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi told him that she was under pressure to remove him.

Gavit had been appointed a pro-tem speaker of 15th Lok Sabha by President Pratibha Patil.