Thawar Chand Gehlot
Governor of Karnataka (born 1948)
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Thawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian politician who is the current Governor of Karnataka since 2021, being the first person serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh.[2][3] He assumed office of the Governor of Karnataka on 11 July 2021.[4] He also served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Government of India 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.[5]
- B. S. Yediyurappa
(until 28 July 2021) - Basavaraj Bommai
(28 July 202 - 13 May 2023) - Siddaramaiah
(20 May 2023 - Incumbent)
Thawar Chand Gehlot | |
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Gehlot in 2024 | |
| Governor of Karnataka[1] | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Vajubhai Vala |
| Union 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 |
| 27th Leader 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 | 18 May 1948 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse |
Anita Gehlot (m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Vikram University |
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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. His family migrated from Rupeta to Nagda when factories of Grasim Industries were set up in Nagda. He worked hard in his early life and was specially keen to many sports such as kabaddi and hockey.
He is a senior member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He had assumed ministerial berth a number of times in the union government.[6]
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.[7]
Career
In 1980 he participated in the Vidhan Sabha election from Alote.
He was 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.[8] He formerly represented Shajapur in the lower house of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009.[9] He served as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, in Modi's 2nd cabinet. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was also the general secretary of the party.[10]
Governor
On 6 July 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed the 13th Governor of Karnataka.