
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha, MP, BJP, Rupeta, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Thawar Chand Gehlot was the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment and Leader of the House, MP, Rajya Sabha from BJP, Madhya Pradesh. He was born on 18th-May-1948 to Ramlalji Gehlot to Suman Bai in Rupeta(Nagda) village of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Thawar has completed his Graduation B.A. from Vikram University Ujjain, Vikram College Khachraud in 1976, D.Lite from Dr B. R. Abmedkar Social Science University, Ambedkar Nagar (Mahu) Madhya Pradesh in 2016.
Biography :
Dr Thawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Modi ministry. He is the most noticeable face of BJP for the Scheduled Castes. He represents the constituency of Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh. He was born in Rupeta village on May 18, 1948. The village is situated in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh. Gehlot pursued his B.A. Educated at Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Ujjain. He got married to Anita Gehlot on 1st May 1965 and the couple has a daughter and three sons. Gehlot started his political journey as a student leader.
Political Career:
Thawar started his political journey with the RSS(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). From 1962-1977, he was the Nagar Karyavahak of R.S.S. Shakha in Nadga Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and was the Secretary of R.S.S. Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
From 1967-1975, he was the Secretary of Chemical Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and was served as Treasurer of Grasim Engineering Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
From 1968-1971, Thawar was detained several times in connection with the workers’ movement and also remained in judicial custody for about 10 months in Bhairavgarh, Distt. Ujjain.
From 1975-1976, Thawar was detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (M.I.S.A. ) in Bhairavgarh, District jail, Ujjain during an Emergency.
Thawar Chand joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 1977, Thawar Chand Gehlot was the General-Secretary and Vice-President of Bhartiya Janata Party till 1980.
Thawar was the MLA Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly till 1996. Three terms were 1980-84, 1990-92, and 1993-96. Also, he was the Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Sansadiya Sangh from 1983-96.
In 1982, He was detained in connection with political agitations in Ujjain, Bhopal, and Delhi. Thawar has represented Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (B.P.S.T.).
In 1990, He was the Member of Committee on Estimates, Member of Labour Advisory Committee, Minister of State, Water Resources, Narmada Valley Development, Panchayat, and Rural Development, Antyodaya Programme and Implementation of 20-Point Programme, Government of Madhya Pradesh till 1992.
In 1996, Gehlot was elected to Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from Shajapur constituency. Later he became a Member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Also, he served as the Member of Committee on Agriculture Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Labour till 1997.
In 1998, He was re-elected to Member of Parliament Loksabha from Shajapur seat. He defeated Sajjansingh Verma of INC. In 1999, He was again elected to Loksabha. Later Whip of B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha. He was a Member of the Committee on Agriculture till 2000. He was the Member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes till 2001.
In 2000, he was the Member of the Committee on the Empowerment of Women till 2001. he was the Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Member, Business Advisory Committee till 2004.
In 2002, He was appointed as National Secretary of BJP and served this post till May 2004. He was appointed as Vice President of BJP and was the Incharge of North East (Excluding Assam), in 2004.
In 2004, thawar was the Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) from the Shajapur seat. Later, he became a Member of the Committee on Official Language and Member of the Committee on Labour. In 2007, He became a Member of the Standing Committee on Labour.
In April 2012, He was elected to Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha. He was Member of Committee on Labour & Member of Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways from May 2012 – May 2014 and Aug. 2012 – May 2014.
In Aug 2012 he became a Member of the Central Advisory Committee for Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare (BOCW). On 27 May 2014, Thawar became Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
In 2018, Thawar Chand was Re-elected to Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha(Second Term) of Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), Madhya Pradesh, India.
Interesting Facts:
Gehlot’s literary interests are prominent in the articles contributed by him for ‘Vidhayani’. ‘Vidhayani’ is a quarterly journal published by the legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh. Gehlot works for the exploited classes through the organization called ‘Balai Samaj’.
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Recent Activities
Service in Pandemic COVID-19
Party Activities
Born in Rupeta
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Student Leader
Joined in the RSS
Nagar Karyavahak
of R.S.S. Shakha in Nadga Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Secretary of R.S.S. Shakha
Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Secretary of Chemical Shramik
Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
Graduation B.A.
from Vikram University Ujjain, Vikram College Khachraud
1st Term, MLA
of Madhya Pradesh, BJP.
Secretary
of Madhya Pradesh Sansadiya Sangh
2nd Term, MLA
of Madhya Pradesh, BJP.
3rd Term, MLA
of Madhya Pradesh, BJP.
1st Term MP, Lok Sabha
from Shajapur constituency, Madhya Pradesh.
2nd Term MP, Lok Sabha
from Shajapur constituency, Madhya Pradesh.
3rd Term MP, Lok Sabha
from Shajapur constituency, Madhya Pradesh.
National Secretary of BJP
4th Term MP, Lok Sabha
from the Shajapur seat.
1st Term MP, Rajya Sabha
Madhya Pradesh, BJP
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Completed D.Lite
from Dr. B. R. Abmedkar Social Science University, Ambedkar Nagar (Mahu) Madhya Pradesh.
2nd Term M, Rajya Sabha
of Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), Madhya Pradesh
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
Madhya Pradesh, BJP
मध्यप्रदेश की सांवेर विधानसभा में आयोजित कार्यकर्ता सम्मेलन में भाग लिया, उपस्थित जनसमूह को सम्बोधित किया।
— Thawarchand Gehlot (@TCGEHLOT) October 17, 2020
वर्तमान में मध्यप्रदेश भाजपा के सैनिक स्वरूप कार्यकर्ताओं का उत्साह भाजपा की प्रचण्ड जीत सिद्ध कर रहा हैं।
इस दौरान कार्यकर्त्ताओ द्वारा अभूतपूर्व स्वागत अभिनंदन किया गया। pic.twitter.com/JdxPyO8swe
आज आगर में संघ के वरिष्ठ नेता स्व श्री शंकरलाल जी कुम्भकार के निधन के समाचार सुनकर उनके निवास स्थान पर जाकर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करी। pic.twitter.com/nw6yN7KsAm
— Thawarchand Gehlot (@TCGEHLOT) October 11, 2020
Thaawarchand Gehlot Virtually Inaugurates International Conference on “Mental Health: Looking Beyond COVID 19” https://t.co/v0yVFZiG8D
— Thawarchand Gehlot (@TCGEHLOT) October 9, 2020