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Dr. Thawar Chand Gehlot is politician who served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Narendra Modi ministry. He is member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Madhya Pradesh. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He formerly represented Shajapur in the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 2009. He is a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and general secretary of the party. Thawar Chand Gehlot belongs to Scheduled Caste.