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	'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html\|title = Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar, the new ministers of state for Finance\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 6 July 2016\|last1 = Roychoudhury\|first1 = Arup}}</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except ~~2009-2014~~). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC [[Public Accounts Committee (India)]] in 2009. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is currently the Chairperson of the [[Committee on Public Undertakings]].		'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html\|title = Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar, the new ministers of state for Finance\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 6 July 2016\|last1 = Roychoudhury\|first1 = Arup}}</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009–2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC [[Public Accounts Committee (India)]] in 2009. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is currently the Chairperson of the [[Committee on Public Undertakings]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born on 1 November 1948 in Bareilly, Santosh Kumar Gangwar attended [[Agra University]] and the [[Rohilkhand University]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees.<ref name=" elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>		Born on 1 November 1948 in Bareilly, Santosh Kumar Gangwar attended [[Agra University]] and the [[Rohilkhand University]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees respectively.<ref name=" elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>

	He studied in BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY only but during his B.Sc. it was affiliated to AGRA UNIVERSITY and during LL.B BAREILLY UNIVERSITY was founded and the college was naturally affiliated with the same.		He studied in BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY only but during his B.Sc. it was affiliated to AGRA UNIVERSITY and during LL.B BAREILLY UNIVERSITY was founded and the college was naturally affiliated with the same.

	BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY is a very old institution which was affiliated to CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY, AGRA UNIVERSITY and now Rohilkhand University, BAREILLY.		BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY is a very old institution which was affiliated to CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY, AGRA UNIVERSITY and now Rohilkhand University, BAREILLY.

	Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, a library, and a mini bypass. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children, Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar.<ref name="elections cabinet-ministers"/>		Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, a library, and a mini bypass. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children, Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar.<ref name="elections cabinet-ministers"/>
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	\| image =Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg		\| image =Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg
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			\| name = Santosh Gangwar
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			\| office = [[Committee on Public Undertakings\|Chairperson, Committee on Public Undertakings]]
			\| termstart = 1 August 2021
			\| predecessor = [[Meenakshi Lekhi]]
			\| appointer = [[Om Birla]]
	\| office1 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment]]		\| office1 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment]]
	\| term_start1 = 3 September 2017		\| term_start1 = 3 September 2017
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	\| successor5 = [[Praveen Singh Aron]]		\| successor5 = [[Praveen Singh Aron]]
			\| office6 = [[Public Accounts Committee (India)\|Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee]]
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			\| term_end6 = 2010
			\| predecessor6 = [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
			\| successor6 = [[Jaswant Singh]]
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	'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC [[Public Accounts Committee]] in 2009. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is ~~Chairman~~ of ~~Financial~~ Committee ~~of Loksabha~~.		'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html\|title = Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar, the new ministers of state for Finance\|newspaper = Business Standard India\|date = 6 July 2016\|last1 = Roychoudhury\|first1 = Arup}}</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC [[Public Accounts Committee (India)]] in 2009. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is currently the Chairperson of the [[Committee on Public Undertakings]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>		Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>

	In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that "one should not make a big deal" about rape in a country as large as India. The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-make-a-big-deal-union-ministers-message-on-child-rape-1841027</ref>		In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that "one should not make a big deal" about rape in a country as large as India. The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-make-a-big-deal-union-ministers-message-on-child-rape-1841027\|title = Sometimes Rapes Can't be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister}}</ref>

	27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063</ref><ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=131</ref>		27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063\|title = Minister of State (Independent Charge): Santosh Gangwar}}</ref><ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=131</ref>

	In May 2019, Gangwar became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Labour and Employment]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, Gangwar became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Labour and Employment]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
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	<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf">http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf</ref>		<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/santosh-kumar-gangwar.html#sthash.1UfzJ0iB.dpuf\|title = Sarbananda Sonowal Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history}}</ref>
	<ref name="elections cabinet-ministers">http://www.elections.in/government/cabinet-ministers.html</ref>		<ref name="elections cabinet-ministers">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.elections.in/government/cabinet-ministers.html\|title=List of Cabinet Ministers of India and their Portfolios 2019 and 2014}}</ref>
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	'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.		'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)\|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State\|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC [[Public Accounts Committee]] in 2009. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is Chairman of Financial Committee of Loksabha.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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| office1 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment]]
| term_start1 = 3 September 2017
| term_end1 = 7 July 2021
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| successor1 = [[Bhupender Yadav]]

| office2 = [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of State for Finance]]
| term_start2 = 5 July 2016
| term_end2 = 3 September 2017
| predecessor2 = [[Jayant Sinha]]
| successor2 = [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]
| term_start3 = 26 May 2014
| term_end3 = 7 July 2016
| predecessor3 = [[Kavuri Samba Siva Rao]]
| successor3 = [[Smriti Irani]]
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency5=[[Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bareilly]]
| term_start4 = 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Praveen Singh Aron]]
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| term_end5 = 2009
| predecessor5 = [[Begum Abida Ahmed]]
| successor5 = [[Praveen Singh Aron]]
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater =• [[Agra University]] ([[B.Sc.]]) • [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University|Rohilkhand University]] ([[L.L.B]])
| spouse = Saubhagya Gangwar
| children = 2
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'''Santosh Kumar Gangwar''' (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician and the former [[Minister of State]] with independent charge in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/profile-meet-the-new-ministers-of-state-for-finance-116070600336_1.html</ref> He is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (16th Lok Sabha), former [[Minister of State|minister of state]] in [[Government of India]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). He has been [[Member of Parliament]] for the city of [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bareilly]] since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th [[Lok Sabha]]. He faced defeat in the [[15th Lok Sabha|15th Lok Sabha Elections]], 2009 by a very narrow margin. He has been elected as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]]. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.

==Early life==
Born on 1 November 1948 in Bareilly, Santosh Kumar Gangwar attended [[Agra University]] and the [[Rohilkhand University]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], from where he completed his B Sc and LLB Degrees.<ref name=" elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>

He studied in BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY only but during his B.Sc. it was affiliated to AGRA UNIVERSITY and during LL.B BAREILLY UNIVERSITY was founded and the college was naturally affiliated with the same.

BAREILLY COLLEGE, BAREILLY is a very old institution which was affiliated to CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY, AGRA UNIVERSITY and now Rohilkhand University, BAREILLY.

Before joining politics, Gangwar was actively involved in the establishment of the Urban Cooperative Bank in Bareilly and held the position of its chairman since its beginning in the year 1996. In Bareilly, he has been given credit for getting several projects executed for public use such as Chaupla Railway over-bridge, a library, and a mini bypass. Married to Saubhagya Gangwar, he is blessed with two children, Apoorv Gangwar and Shruti Gangwar.<ref name="elections cabinet-ministers"/>
<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/> He suffers from [[vitiligo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/240619/drdo-team-eyes-improved-vitiligo-remedy.html | title=DRDO team eyes improved vitiligo remedy | work=Asian Age | date=24 June 2019 | access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Gangwar was jailed during the Emergency for guiding a people's movement against the then Government. He served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh State BJP Working Committee and held the position of General Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh BJP Unit in 1996.

Gangwar was elected for the first time to the 9th [[Lok Sabha]]<ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/briefbioprofiles.aspx?mpsno=131</ref> in 1989 from the [[Bareilly]] constituency. He represented that constituency continuously until 2009 as a BJP [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], which involved six successive terms.

He has held ministerial posts in the Government of India.<ref name=" elections cabinet-ministers"/> He was Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas with the additional charge of Parliament Affairs in 13th [[Lok Sabha]]. Prior to this, Gangwar was Minister of State of Science and Technology with the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs during October and November 1999

Santosh Gangwar is a Member of Parliament in the [[16th Lok Sabha]].

He served as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Textiles|Textiles]] from 26 May 2014 to 5 July 2016, after which he was sworn in as Minister of State for [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance]].<ref>{{citation |title=Aadhaar law will ensure Direct Benefit Transfer reaches genuine beneficiaries: FM Jaitley |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-aadhaar-law-will-ensure-direct-benefit-transfer-reaches-genuine-beneficiaries-fm-jaitley-2234747 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=15 July 2016 }}</ref>

Gangwar forayed into national politics in the year 1989, when he got elected from Bareilly in the 9th Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket. In 1996, Gangwar became the General Secretary of the BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit. Later, he kept on winning from the same constituency and remained an MP in the next six successive terms till 2009. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was the chief whip of his party, but in the year 2009 elections for 15th Lok Sabha, he had to face defeat by a narrow margin.<ref name="elections 1UfzJ0iB.dpuf"/>

In April 2018 Gangwar stirred controversy by saying that "one should not make a big deal" about rape in a country as large as India. The statements followed two incidents where BJP leaders were implicated in violent sexual assault of minors.<ref>https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/why-make-a-big-deal-union-ministers-message-on-child-rape-1841027</ref>

27 May 2014 onwards Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Textile; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/people/minister-of-state-independent-charge-santosh-gangwar-564063</ref><ref>http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=131</ref>

In May 2019, Gangwar became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Labour and Employment]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

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{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for [[Bareilly (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bareilly]] |years=1989 – 2009}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]|years=26 May 2014 – 7 July 2016 '''Minister of State (Independent Charge)'''}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour and Employment]]|years=3 September 2017 – Present '''Minister of State (Independent Charge)'''}}
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040902105314/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=131 Official biography from Parliament of India records]
* [http://www.santoshgangwar.in/ Official Website]

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