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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1957)}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Jagdish Thakor
| image =
| caption =
| office = President of [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start = {{Start date|df=y|2021|12|06}}<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jagdish Thakor takes over as Gujarat Congress president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jagdish-thakor-takes-over-as-gujarat-congress-president/article37875724.ece|date=7 December 2021|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
| term_end = {{Start date|df=y|2023|06|09}}
| predecessor = [[Amit Chavda]]
| successor = [[Shaktisinh Gohil]]

|constituency_MP1 = [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]]
|parliament1 = Indian
|term_start1 = 2009
|term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Mahesh Kanodia]]
| successor1 = [[Liladharbhai Vaghela]]

|constituency_AM2= [[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam ]]
|term_start2 = 2002
|predecessor2 = [[Gabhaji Thakor]]
|term_end2 = 2009
|successor2 = [[Kalyan Chauhan]]


| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|07|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Shradaben
| children = 2 sons and 3 daughters<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jagdish Thakor|url=http://nocorruption.in/mps/jagdish-thakor/|work=nocorruption.in|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
| website = http://jagdishthakor.com/
| footnotes =
| date = November
| year = 2021
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4441&lastls=15
}}

'''Jagdish Thakor''' (born 1 July 1957) is an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref> He was the [[List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha (by state)|member]] of [[15th Lok Sabha]] of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Patan Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update|work=elections.in|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/parliamentary-constituencies/patan.html|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> He represented the [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]] constituency of [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{url|http://jagdishthakor.com/Profile%20Page.aspx}}</ref> [[Thakor]] belongs to the [[Koli people|Koli]] community of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=IANS |date=2021-10-27 |title=Gujarat Congress leaders want veteran as state unit president |url=https://english.lokmat.com/politics/gujarat-congress-leaders-want-veteran-as-state-unit-president/ |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=Lokmat English |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Challenges before Congress in Gujarat to defeat BJP and counter AAP |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/challenges-before-congress-in-gujarat-to-defeat-bjp-and-counter-aap-721584 |access-date=2021-12-26 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
Thakor began his political career as a student leader in 1973 and won his first Assembly election in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Who is Jagdish Thakor, the ex-MP appointed as Gujarat Congress chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/jagdish-thakor-ex-mp-gujarat-congress-chief-7654855/|date=4 December 2021|work=Indian Express|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
===Member of Legislative Assembly (2002-2012)===
He was elected as MLA from [[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam ]] in 2002 and 2007. Between 2007 and 2008 he was the Chief Whip, Congress, Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
===Member of Parliament (2009-2014)===
He was MP in the 15th Lok Sabha from [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan Lok Sabha constituency]] between 2009 and 2014,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha: Jagdish Thakor|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4441&lastls=15| work=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> and lost his seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.<ref>{{Cite news|title=With Polls Ahead, New Gujarat Congress Chief Has His Task Cut Out|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagdish-thakor-appointed-gujarat-cong-president-2635438|date=3 December 2021|work=NDTV|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>

On 3 December 2021, Thakor was appointed [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]] president.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ahead Of 2022 Polls, Jagdish Thakor Appointed Gujarat Congress President|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagdish-thakor-appointed-gujarat-cong-president-2635438|date=3 December 2021|work=NDTV|access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>

== 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election ==
In December 2021, the Indian National Congress held a mock assembly in Rajkot, to highlight the plight of the youth for jobs. Thakor slammed the government saying "In Gujarat, 11 question papers were leaked. 25 lakh youth applied for government jobs. Despite having lost confidence in the government, 10 to 12 lakh of them are still applying for jobs and those eligible are not getting them." He also added that jobs were not going to the average youth, and that the government was giving jobs to BJP functionaries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-28 |title=Youth in state angry as jobs go to BJP functionaries: Jagdish Thakor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/rajkot/youth-in-state-angry-as-jobs-go-to-bjp-functionaries-jagdish-thakor-7695027/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2022, [[Jignesh Mevani]], Gujarat Congress MLA from [[Vadgam]] was arrested by [[Assam Police]] in [[Palanpur]], Jagdish Thakor hit out at the BJP, saying that he was arrested for tweeting against the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], a Hindu-nationalist parent organization of the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Congress Jagdish Thakor on MLA Jignesh Mevani arrested |url=https://pipanews.com/gujarat-congress-jagdish-thakor-on-mla-jignesh-mevani-arrested/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Pipanews |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2022, Thakor along with several [[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|Gujarat Congress]] leaders workers staged a sit-in in Lal Darwaja, [[Ahmedabad]] for 2 hours to protest against the summoning of [[Sonia Gandhi]] by the [[Enforcement Directorate]], which they alleged was working with the BJP-led central government to intimidate opposition leaders. Thakor said that this was vindictive politics, "Though Soniaji is unwell, she is cooperating in the probe. The BJP is harassing opposition leaders to distract people from real issues, such as price rise." The Congress also staged a protest at Koba, Gandhinagar demanding Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) chairman and BJP leader Asit Vora to resign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-21 |title=Gujarat: Congress Protests In Ahmedabad Against Sonia Gandhi's Questioning By ED |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/gujarat-congress-protests-in-ahmedabad-against-sonia-gandhi-s-questioning-by-ed-news-211019 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2022, after the [[2022 Gujarat toxic liquor deaths|Gujarat toxic liquor deaths]], Thakor slammed the BJP, saying that it is maligning the image of Gujarat, and also failing to implement the [[Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 2009|prohibition in Gujarat]]. "The sarpanch of [[Rojid]] (Dharmendra Patel, a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader) had repeatedly alerted the police in the past regarding illicit sale of spurious liquor in his village yet no action was taken. The BJP and police are running a partnership with the bootleggers in Gujarat." Jagdish Thakor said. He also criticized the BJP for wasting taxpayers money, and for not meeting the victims of the tragedy. He said that unemployment was being neglected, and said that the government was giving booze and drugs to the youth instead of jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Govt giving drugs and liquor to youth instead of jobs: Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-congress-chief-jagdish-thakor-hooch-tragedy-8057664/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2022, Thakor and the Congress party gave a bandh call in Gujarat, as a symbolic protest against inflation and unemployment. He alleged that 4.5 lakh youth were unemployed out of which 4.3 lakh were qualified, even though 4.5 lakh government posts were vacant in the state. He also said that 27000 posts for teachers are open, that there were hundreds of libraries without a librarian. Talking about inflation, Thakor said that prices of basic commodities are very high and that it had a cascading effect on the average citizen's life. He instructed Congress workers to ensure that emergency services were not stopped because of the bandh call.<ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2022-09-09 |title=Cong gives bandh call in Gujarat to protest against inflation, unemployment |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/cong-gives-bandh-call-in-gujarat-to-protest-against-inflation-unemployment-122090900318_1.html |access-date=2022-09-16}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Koli people]]
* [[List of Koli states and clans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
# {{url|http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/thakor-jagdish|Jagdish Thakor on National Portal of India}}

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[[Category:Presidents of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee]]

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