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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1948\|5\|18\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1948\|5\|18\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = Rupeta, [[Nagda]], [[Central India Agency]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])		\| birth_place = Rupeta, [[Nagda]], [[Central India Agency]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])
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	\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]]		\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
	\| spouse = Anita Gehlot		\| spouse = Anita Gehlot
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Gehlot was born in a [[Dalit]] family in the village of Rupeta in [[Nagda]] in the [[Central India Agency]] of the [[Dominion of India]], which is in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. He is a senior member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He had assumed ministerial berth a number of times in the union government.<ref>{{cite web\|agency=PTI\|date=May 31, 2019\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/thawar-chand-gehlot-bjps-dalit-face-minister-second-time-1539017-2019-05-31\|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: BJP's Dalit face becomes minister for second time\|website=India Today\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>		Gehlot was born in a [[Dalit]] family in the village of Rupeta in [[Nagda]] in the yes [[Central India Agency]] of the [[Dominion of India]], which is in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. He is a senior member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He had assumed ministerial berth a number of times in the union government.<ref>{{cite web\|agency=PTI\|date=May 31, 2019\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/thawar-chand-gehlot-bjps-dalit-face-minister-second-time-1539017-2019-05-31\|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: BJP's Dalit face becomes minister for second time\|website=India Today\|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

	He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Vikram University]], [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite report\|url=http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/minsje-tcg-e635718035180312500635915008834021280.pdf\|title=Minister Biodata\|website=Ministry of Social Justice}}</ref>		He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Vikram University]], [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite report\|url=http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/minsje-tcg-e635718035180312500635915008834021280.pdf\|title=Minister Biodata\|website=Ministry of Social Justice}}</ref>
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	\| birth_name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot		\| birth_name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
	\| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, ~~Bangalore~~]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thaawarchand-gehlot-takes-over-as-karnataka-governor-from-vajubhai-vala-101625590635974.html\|title=Thaawarchand Gehlot takes over as Karnataka governor from Vajubhai Vala\|date=6 July 2021\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		\| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thaawarchand-gehlot-takes-over-as-karnataka-governor-from-vajubhai-vala-101625590635974.html\|title=Thaawarchand Gehlot takes over as Karnataka governor from Vajubhai Vala\|date=6 July 2021\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
	\| office1 = 19th [[List of governors of Karnataka\|Governor of Karnataka]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/thawarchand-gehlot-swearing-in-ceremony-on-july-11-karnataka-latest-news-718009\|title= Thawarchand Gehlot will be sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on July 11\|website= India Tv\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>		\| office1 = 19th [[List of governors of Karnataka\|Governor of Karnataka]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/thawarchand-gehlot-swearing-in-ceremony-on-july-11-karnataka-latest-news-718009\|title= Thawarchand Gehlot will be sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on July 11\|website= India Tv\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>
	\| term_start1 = 11 July 2021		\| term_start1 = 11 July 2021
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	\| predecessor5 = [[Phool Chand Verma]]		\| predecessor5 = [[Phool Chand Verma]]
	\| successor5 = ~~constituency~~ abolished		\| successor5 = ''Constituency abolished''
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
	\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]]		\| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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	'''Thaawar Chand Gehlot''' (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian [[politician]] who is the current and 19th [[Governor of Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-thaawarchand-gehlot-karnataka-governor-7399342/\|title= Who is Thawarchand Gehlot, the 19th Governor of Karnataka?\|website= Indian Express\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> He is also the first person, serving as the [[Governor of Karnataka]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=Jul 6, 2021\|first=Akhilesh\|last=Kumar Singh\|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed Karnataka governor amid Modi cabinet reshuffle buzz\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/thawarchand-gehlot-appointed-karnataka-governor-amid-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-buzz/articleshow/84167161.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/thawar-chand-gehlot-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka/article35268302.ece\|title= Thawar Chand Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka\|website= The Hindu\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>Having been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka on 6 July 2021, he assumed office on July 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Gehlot to swear-in on July 11\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090721/thawarchand-gehlot-will-be-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka-on-july-1.html \|agency=PTI \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|date=9 July 2021 }}</ref> He also served as the [[Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]] from 2014 to 2021. He was also the [[Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha\|Leader of the House]] in the upper house of Indian Parliament. He was a member of the Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee of the BJP.<ref>{{cite news \|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 \|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		'''Thaawar Chand Gehlot''' (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian [[politician]] who is the current and 19th [[Governor of Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-thaawarchand-gehlot-karnataka-governor-7399342/\|title= Who is Thawarchand Gehlot, the 19th Governor of Karnataka?\|website= Indian Express\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-12}}</ref> He is also the first person, serving as the [[Governor of Karnataka]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=Jul 6, 2021\|first=Akhilesh\|last=Kumar Singh\|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed Karnataka governor amid Modi cabinet reshuffle buzz\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/thawarchand-gehlot-appointed-karnataka-governor-amid-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-buzz/articleshow/84167161.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/thawar-chand-gehlot-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka/article35268302.ece\|title= Thawar Chand Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka\|website= The Hindu\|language=en \|access-date=2021-07-11}}</ref>Having been appointed the Governor of Karnataka on 6 July 2021, he assumed office on July 11, 2021.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Gehlot to swear-in on July 11\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090721/thawarchand-gehlot-will-be-sworn-in-as-governor-of-karnataka-on-july-1.html \|agency=PTI \|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] \|date=9 July 2021 }}</ref> He also served as the [[Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]] from 2014 to 2021. He was also the [[Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha\|Leader of the House]] in the upper house of Indian Parliament. He was a member of the Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee of the BJP.<ref>{{cite news \|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 \|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	He is a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[upper house]] of [[Indian Parliament]] representing the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by the [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.patrika.com/indore-news/dr-br-ambedkar-university-give-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot-and-minister-vijay-shah-an-honorary-degree-1444660/\|title=63 साल में पहली बार दलित और आदिवासी को देश में मिली मानद उपाधि, इन्होंने बढ़ाया मान \|work=Patrika \|date=19 November 2019}}</ref> He formerly represented [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Shajapur]] in the lower house of Indian Parliament, [[Lok Sabha]] from 1996 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099249_1_narendra-modi-cabinet-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot \|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: The Scheduled Caste face in Narendra Modi's cabinet \|work=The Economic Times \|date=31 May 2014 \|access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and general secretary of the party.<ref>{{cite news\|website=BJP\|title=BJP National office bearers\|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers?}}</ref>		He is a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[upper house]] of [[Indian Parliament]] representing the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by the [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.patrika.com/indore-news/dr-br-ambedkar-university-give-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot-and-minister-vijay-shah-an-honorary-degree-1444660/\|title=63 साल में पहली बार दलित और आदिवासी को देश में मिली मानद उपाधि, इन्होंने बढ़ाया मान \|work=Patrika \|date=19 November 2019}}</ref> He formerly represented [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)\|Shajapur]] in the lower house of Indian Parliament, [[Lok Sabha]] from 1996 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099249_1_narendra-modi-cabinet-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot \|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: The Scheduled Caste face in Narendra Modi's cabinet \|work=The Economic Times \|date=31 May 2014 \|access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and general secretary of the party.<ref>{{cite news\|website=BJP\|title=BJP National office bearers\|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers?}}</ref>

	On July 6, 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed as the 19th [[Governor of Karnataka]].		On July 6, 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed the 19th [[Governor of Karnataka]].

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| name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
| image = The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot addressing a press conference on the achievements of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, during the last four years, in New Delhi.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Thaawar Chand Gehlot addressing a press conference
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1948|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place =Rupeta, [[Nagda]], [[Central India Agency]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])
| birth_name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
| residence = 4, [[Janpath]], [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf</ref>
| office1 = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment]]
| term_start1 = 26 May 2014
| term_end1 =
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 11 June 2019
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament]],
[[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start3 = 3 April 2012
| term_end3 =
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Shajapur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| termstart4 = 1996
|termend4 = 2009
| predecessor4 = [[Phool Chand Verma]]
| successor4 = constituency abolished
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty=[[National Democratic Alliance]]
| spouse = Anita Gehlot
| children = 4
| website =
| footnotes =
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}}

'''Thaawar Chand Gehlot''' (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian [[politician]] who currently serves as the [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India)|Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]] in the NDA Government. He is currently the Leader of the House in the upper house of Indian Parliament. He is a member of the Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee of the BJP.<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>

== Early life ==
Gehlot was born in a [[Dalit]] family in the village of Rupeta in [[Nagda]] in the [[Central India Agency]] of the [[Dominion of India]], which is in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. He is a senior member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He had assumed ministerial birth a number of times in the union government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/thawar-chand-gehlot-bjps-dalit-face-minister-second-time-1539017-2019-05-31|title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: BJP's Dalit face becomes minister for second time|website=India Today|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Vikram University]], [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/minsje-tcg-e635718035180312500635915008834021280.pdf|title=Minister Bio Data}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[upper house]] of [[Indian Parliament]], representing the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by the [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.patrika.com/indore-news/dr-br-ambedkar-university-give-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot-and-minister-vijay-shah-an-honorary-degree-1444660/|title=63 साल में पहली बार दलित और आदिवासी को देश में मिली मानद उपाधि, इन्होंने बढ़ाया मान |work=Patrika |date=19 November 2019}}</ref> He formerly represented [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Shajapur]] in the lower house of Indian Parliament, [[Lok Sabha]] from 1996 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099249_1_narendra-modi-cabinet-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot |title=Thawar Chand Gehlot: The Scheduled Caste face in Narendra Modi's cabinet: India, News – The Economic Times |publisher=economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=31 May 2014 |access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and general secretary of the party.<ref>{{cite news|last=BJP National office bearers|first=National Office bearers|title=National office bearers|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers?}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040902104911/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=137 Members of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh – Parliament of India website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061225004431/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MP33.htm]
* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099249_1_narendra-modi-cabinet-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot]
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=137&lastls=14 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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