Thawar Chand Gehlot

Thawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian politician. He is the 19th Governor of Karnataka since 2021, being the first person serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh.^[3][4]

Thawar Chand Gehlot
19th Governor of Karnataka[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 July 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa Basavaraj Bommai
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
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	Thaawar Chand Gehlot (1948-05-18) 18 May 1948 (age 77) Rupeta, Nagda, Central India Agency, Dominion of India (present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)	Anita Gehlot
Children	4
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India[2]
Alma mater	Vikram University