Thawar Chand Gehlot | |
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 Gehlot in 2024 | |
| 13thGovernor of Karnataka[1] | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Deputy CM |
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| Preceded by | Vajubhai Vala |
| Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Kumar Khatik |
| 27thLeader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 11 June 2019 – 6 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | L. Murugan |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Phool Chand Verma |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Shajapur,Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thawar Chand Gehlot (1948-05-18)18 May 1948 (age 76) Rupeta,Nagda,Central India Agency,Dominion of India (present-dayMadhya Pradesh,India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Anita Gehlot |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru,Karnataka, India[2] |
| Alma mater | Vikram University |
| Source:[1] | |
Thawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indianpolitician who is the current and 13thGovernor of Karnataka, being the first person serving as theGovernor of Karnataka fromMadhya Pradesh.[3][4] He assumed office of the Governor of Karnataka on 11 July 2021.[5] He also served as theMinister of Social Justice and Empowerment in theGovernment of India from 2014 to 2021. He was also theLeader 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.[6]
Gehlot was born in aDalit family in the village of Rupeta inNagda in theCentral India Agency of theDominion of India, which is in present-dayMadhya Pradesh,India. He is a senior member ofBharatiya Janata Party. He had assumed ministerial berth a number of times in the union government.[7]
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree fromVikram University,Ujjain,Madhya Pradesh.[8]
He was a member of theRajya Sabha,upper house ofIndian Parliament representing the state ofMadhya Pradesh. He was awarded anhonorary doctorate by theDr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences.[9] He formerly representedShajapur in the lower house of Indian Parliament,Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009.[10] He served as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, in Modi's 2nd cabinet. He is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was also the general secretary of the party.[11]
On 6 July 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed the 13thGovernor of Karnataka.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forShajapur 1996–2009 | Succeeded by Constituency dissolved |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 26 May 2014 - 8 July 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Leader of the House of the Rajya Sabha 11 June 2019 - 6 July 2021 | Succeeded by |
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