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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Jagdish Thakor
| image =
| caption =
| office = President of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start = {{Start date|df=y|2021|12|06}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jagdish Thakor takes over as Gujarat Congress president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jagdish-thakor-takes-over-as-gujarat-congress-president/article37875724.ece|date=7 December 2021|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
| constituency =
| predecessor = [[Amit Chavda]]
| successor =
|constituency_MP1 = [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]]
|parliament1 = Indian
|term_start1 = 2009
|term_end1 = 2014

|constituency_AM2= [[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam ]]
|assembly2 = Gujarat Legislative
|term_start2 = 2007
|term_end2 = 2008
|term_start3 = 2002
|term_end3 = 2007

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|07|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Shradaben
| children = 2 sons and 3 daughters<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jagdish Thakor|url=http://nocorruption.in/mps/jagdish-thakor/|work=nocorruption.in|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
| website = http://jagdishthakor.com/
| footnotes =
| date = November
| year = 2021
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4441&lastls=15
}}

'''Jagdish Thakor''' (born 1 July 1957) is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref> He was the [[List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha (by state)|member]] of [[15th Lok Sabha]] of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Patan Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update|work=elections.in|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/parliamentary-constituencies/patan.html|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> He represented the [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]] constituency of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{url|http://jagdishthakor.com/Profile%20Page.aspx}}</ref> [[Thakor]] belong to the [[Koli people|Koli]] community of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=author/ians|date=2021-10-27|title=Gujarat Congress leaders want veteran as state unit president {{!}} english.lokmat.com|url=https://english.lokmat.com/politics/gujarat-congress-leaders-want-veteran-as-state-unit-president/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Lokmat English|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2021-12-25|title=Challenges before Congress in Gujarat to defeat BJP and counter AAP|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/challenges-before-congress-in-gujarat-to-defeat-bjp-and-counter-aap-721584|access-date=2021-12-26|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Political Career==
Thakor began his political career as a student leader in 1973 and won his first Assembly election in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who is Jagdish Thakor, the ex-MP appointed as Gujarat Congress chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/jagdish-thakor-ex-mp-gujarat-congress-chief-7654855/|date=4 December 2021|work=Indian Express|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> He was elected as MLA from [[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam ]] in 2002 and 2007. He was MP from [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan Lok Sabha constituency]] between 2009 and 2014 before losing in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite news|title=With Polls Ahead, New Gujarat Congress Chief Has His Task Cut Out|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagdish-thakor-appointed-gujarat-cong-president-2635438|date=3 December 2021|work=NDTV|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>

On 3rd December 2021, Thakor was appointed [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]] president.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ahead Of 2022 Polls, Jagdish Thakor Appointed Gujarat Congress President|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagdish-thakor-appointed-gujarat-cong-president-2635438|date=3 December 2021|work=NDTV|access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

===Positions Held===
* 2002-2008 : Member, Gujrat Legislative Assembly(two terms)
* 2007-2008 : Chief Whip, Congress, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
* 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
'''Source:'''<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha: Jagdish Thakor|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4441&lastls=15| work=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of Koli people]]
* [[List of Koli states and clans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
# {{url|http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/thakor-jagdish|Jagdish Thakor on National Portal of India}}

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[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Patan district]]
[[Category:Koli people]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2007–2012]]

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