1 Biodata Name : Thaawarchand Gehlot Father's Name : Sh. Ramlal Gehlot Mother's Name : Smt. Suman Bai Date of Birth : 18 th May, 1948 Birth Place : Village:Rupeta(Nagda),Distt. Ujjain,Madhya Pradesh Marital Status : Married Spouse Name : Smt. Anita Gehlot Childrens : One Daughter & Three Sons Educational Qualifications : B.A. Educated at Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Profession : Business Permanent Address : 56 Block, Maharana Pratap Nagar, Nagda Junction, District Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.456335 Tel. - 07366-246635(R ) Present Address : 4, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, Phone No.: 011-23012195/23012175 Political Responsibilities 1962-77 : Member, Bhartiya Jan Sangh 1977-80 : Vice-President and General Secretary, Janta Party, Distt.-Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh). 1982-85 : Member of Senate,Vikram University, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) 1985-86 : Secretary, Yuva Morcha, Bhartiya Janta Party, Madhya Pradesh.
2 1983-84 : Vice-President, Yuva Morcha, Bhartiya Janta Party, Madhya Pradesh. 1986-88 : President, Bhartiya Janta Party, Distt. Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. 2002-04 : National Secretary, Bhartiya Janta Party, Madhya Pradesh. 2004-06 : National Vice-President, B.J.P. and In-charge of North East (excluding Assam). 2006-14 : National General Secretary, Bhartiya Janta Party, (4 th term). : (In-charge of Karanataka, Delhi and Uttarakhand States) and National Incharge of B.J.P. SC Morcha. 2006 till now : Member, Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee, Bhartiya Janta Party, (5 th term). Legislative & Parliamentary Responsibilities 1980-84, 1990-92, 1993-96 : Member, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (3 rd term). 1982 : Represented, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (B.P.S.T.) in Delhi. 1990-92 : Minister of State, Water Resources, Narmada Valley Development, Panchayat and Rural Development, Antyodaya Programme and Implementation of 20-Point Programme, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
3 1995-96 : Best Legislator Award by the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1996. 1993-96 : Member, Committee on Estimates, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2004 : MP, Lok Sabha (4 th term). & 2004-09 1996-97 & 1999-2000 : Member, Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee,Ministry of Labour. 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000& 2000-01 : Member, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare 1998-99 : Member, Labour and Welfare Committee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Industry. 1999 : Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha. 2000-01 : Member, Women Empowerment 2000-04 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs and Business Advisory 2004-09 : Member,Official Language and Labour Since 2012 till now : Member, Official Language. May, 2012 - May, 2014 : Member, Labour and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committe. August, 2012 - May, 2014 : Member, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Consultative
4 August, 2012 onwards : Member, Central Advisory Committee constituted under the Building and Other Construction Workers. Since May, 2014 till now : Minister of Social Justice& Empowerment, Govt. of India. Since January, 2015 till now : Special Invitee Member, Niti Aayog Work for Labour Area 1965-70, worked as a Labour in Grasim Industries. 1967-75 worked as a Treasurer in Grasim Engineering Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh. Secretary (1967-75), Chemical Shramik Sangh affiliated to Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh. Movement From 1968 to 1971 remain the several times under judicial custody (almost for ten months) during in different Labour movements in Bhairavgarh, Distt. Ujjain Went to Jail during Emergency (1975-76) under Misa (Internal Security Act) in Bhairavgarh, district jail, Ujjain. Remain under judicial custody many times for political agitations in Ujjain, Bhopal and Delhi. Participation and Interests in Social, Cultural, Literary, Sport and other Activities: Contributed articles in Vidhayani - a quarterly Journal published by Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Serve for the upliftment of poor and fight against exploited, oppression and other social evils in society through Balai Samaj. Member of R.S.S. Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh since 1962. Chief Organiser( 1972-77), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) Shakha, Nagda Junctions, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Nagar Karyavahak (1977-80) R.S.S. Shakha, Nagda Junction, Distt. Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Participated in Swimming, kabaddi, volleyball and gymnastics Office bearer of (i) Kabaddi Association (ii) Shivaji Kreeda Mandal, Nagda, Ujjain. Interest in Cultural Programs.
5 Completed 310 km padyatra in 11 days for Special Literacy Movement in 1991. Countries Visited : U.S.A as a member of Indian Delegation to United Nations in 1998 and 2007. Durban, South Africa, 2001. China, BJP Delegation in 2012. Australia for Study Tour, as a Parliamentary Delegation in 2013.