Thawar_Chand_Gehlot

Thawar Chand Gehlot

Thawar Chand Gehlot

Governor of Karnataka, Indian politician

Thawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian politician who is the current and 13th Governor of Karnataka, being the first person serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh.[3][4] He assumed office of the Governor of Karnataka on July 11, 2021.[5] 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.[6]

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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. He is a senior member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He had assumed ministerial berth a number of times in the union government.[7]

He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.[8]

Career

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.[9] He formerly represented Shajapur in the lower house of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009.[10] He served as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerement, in Modi's 2nd cabinet. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was also the general secretary of the party.[11]

On July 6, 2021, Thawar Chand Gehlot was appointed as the 13th Governor of Karnataka.

References

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    "Thawarchand Gehlot will be sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on July 11". India Tv. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Thaawarchand Gehlot takes over as Karnataka governor from Vajubhai Vala". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2021.
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    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.
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    "Thawar Chand Gehlot sworn in as Governor of Karnataka". The Hindu. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Gehlot to swear-in on July 11". Deccan Chronicle. PTI. 9 July 2021.
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    "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers". Live Mint. 31 May 2019.
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    "Thawar Chand Gehlot: BJP's Dalit face becomes minister for second time". India Today. PTI. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    Minister Biodata (PDF). Ministry of Social Justice (Report).
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    "63 साल में पहली बार दलित और आदिवासी को देश में मिली मानद उपाधि, इन्होंने बढ़ाया मान". Patrika. 19 November 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Thawar Chand Gehlot: The Scheduled Caste face in Narendra Modi's cabinet". The Economic Times. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. [11]
    "BJP National office bearers". BJP. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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