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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Governor of Karnataka, Indian politician}}
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| name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
| name               = Thawar 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
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| caption = Thaawar Chand Gehlot addressing a press conference
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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]])
| birth_name = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
| birth_name         = Thaawar Chand Gehlot
| residence = 4, [[Janpath]], [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India<ref>http://rsintranet.nic.in/intrars/staff_benifit/tel_directory.pdf</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 = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment]]
| 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    = 26 May 2014
| term_start1        = 11 July 2021
| term_end1      =  
| term_end1          =
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1blankname1        = Chief Minister
| predecessor1  = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| 1namedata1          =
| successor1    =
* [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| office2 = [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Basavaraj Bommai]]
| term_start2    = 11 June 2019
| predecessor1        = [[Vajubhai Vala]]
| term_end2      =  
| successor1          =
| predecessor2  = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| office2            = [[Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]]
| successor2    =
| term_start2        = 26 May 2014
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament]],
| term_end2          = 7 July 2021
| primeminister2      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2        = [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| successor2          = [[Virendra Kumar Khatik]]
| office3            = [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)]]
| term_start3        = 11 June 2019
| term_end3          = 7 July 2021
| predecessor3        = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| successor3          = [[Piyush Goyal]]
| office4            = [[Member of Parliament]],
  [[Rajya Sabha]]
  [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| constituency4      = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| term_start3    = 3 April 2012
| term_start4        = 3 April 2012
| term_end3      =  
| term_end4          = 7 July 2021
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office5            = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Shajapur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| constituency5      = [[Shajapur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Shajapur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| termstart4 = 1996
| termstart5          = 1996
|termend4 = 2009
| termend5            = 2009
| predecessor4 = [[Phool Chand Verma]]
| predecessor5        = [[Phool Chand Verma]]
| successor4 = constituency abolished
| successor5          = ''Constituency abolished''
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty=[[National Democratic Alliance]]
| otherparty         = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| spouse = Anita Gehlot
| spouse             = Anita Gehlot
| children = 4
| children           = 4
| website =
| website             =  
| footnotes =  
| footnotes           =  
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=137&lastls=14
| source             = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=137&lastls=14
}}
}}


'''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>
'''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 ==
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>
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 web|url=http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/minsje-tcg-e635718035180312500635915008834021280.pdf|title=Minister Bio Data}}</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>


== Career ==
== 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>
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 the 19th [[Governor of Karnataka]].


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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 Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha]
* [http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-26/news/50099249_1_narendra-modi-cabinet-minister-thawar-chand-gehlot Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News]
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=137&lastls=14 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]


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* [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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Thawar Chand Gehlot
19th Governor of Karnataka[1]
Assumed office
11 July 2021
Chief Minister
Preceded byVajubhai Vala
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
In office
26 May 2014 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMallikarjun Kharge
Succeeded byVirendra Kumar Khatik
Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)
In office
11 June 2019 – 7 July 2021
Preceded byArun Jaitley
Succeeded byPiyush Goyal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2012 – 7 July 2021
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byPhool Chand Verma
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyShajapur, Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born
Thaawar Chand Gehlot

(1948-05-18) 18 May 1948 (age 78)
Rupeta, Nagda, Central India Agency, Dominion of India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)Anita Gehlot
Children4
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[2]

Thaawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian politician who is the current and 19th Governor of Karnataka.[3] He is also the first person, serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh.[4][5]Having been appointed the Governor of Karnataka on 6 July 2021, he assumed office on July 11, 2021.[6] He also served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2014 to 2021. He was also the 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.[7]

Early life[edit | edit source]

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.[8]

He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

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.[10] He formerly represented Shajapur in the lower house of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009.[11] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and general secretary of the party.[12]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Thawarchand Gehlot will be sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on July 11". India Tv. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Thaawarchand Gehlot takes over as Karnataka governor from Vajubhai Vala". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who is Thawarchand Gehlot, the 19th Governor of Karnataka?". Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Kumar Singh, Akhilesh (6 July 2021). "Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed Karnataka governor amid Modi cabinet reshuffle buzz". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Thawar Chand Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gehlot to swear-in on July 11". Deccan Chronicle. PTI. 9 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers". Live Mint. 31 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Thawar Chand Gehlot: BJP's Dalit face becomes minister for second time". India Today. PTI. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Minister Biodata (PDF). Ministry of Social Justice (Report).
  10. ↑ "63 साल में पहली बार दलित और आदिवासी को देश में मिली मानद उपाधि, इन्होंने बढ़ाया मान". Patrika. 19 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Thawar Chand Gehlot: The Scheduled Caste face in Narendra Modi's cabinet". The Economic Times. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "BJP National office bearers". BJP.

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Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Phool Chand Verma 		Member of Parliament
for Shajapur
1996–2009 		Succeeded by
Constituency dissolved
Political offices
Preceded by
Selja Kumari 		Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
26 May 2014 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Arun Jaitley 		Leader of the House of the Rajya Sabha
11 June 2019 - Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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