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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal)
|image = Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal).png
|caption =
| office2 = [[Minister of State]], [[Government of Gujarat]]
| term_start2 = 16 September 2021
| term_end2 = 16 October 2025
| 1blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata2 = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname2 = Minister of State for Co-operation, Salt Industries, Printing & Stationery, and Protocol (Independent charge)
| 2namedata2 = 12 December 2022 - 16 October 2025
| 3blankname2 = Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Industries, Cottage, Khadi and Rural Industries, Civil Aviation (State Minister)
| 3namedata2 = 12 December 2022 - 16 October 2025
| office3 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]]
| term_start3 = 2012
| term_end3 =
| predecessor =
| office4 = Minister of State Forest, Environment & Climate Change
| term_start4 = 16 September 2021
| term_end4 = 12 December 2022
| office5 = Minister of State Roads and Buildings
| term_start5 = 20 August 2022
| term_end5 = 12 December 2022
| office1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]]
| president1 = [[J. P. Nadda]] [[Nitin Nabin]]
| term_start1 = 4 Oct 2025
| predecessor1 = [[C. R. Paatil]]
| successor1 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|08|12}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| website = {{URL|https://www.jagdishind.in/}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Businessman}}
| spouse = Alkaben Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal)
| father = Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal)
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| footnotes =
| source = [[Gujarat Council of Ministers]]
}}
[[File:Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal).png|alt=Jagdish Vishwakarma|thumb|Jagdish Vishwakarma]]

'''Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal)''' (born 12 August 1973) is the former Minister of state, Gujarat. In Gujarat Chief Minister [[Bhupendra Patel]]’s cabinet he has held multiple portfolios. He currently serves as the president of BJP's Gujarat state unit since 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibesofindia.com/allocation-of-accounts-in-gujarat|title=Gujarat's new cabinet may be BJP's biggest gamble yet in the run-up to assembly polls|website=Vibes of India|date=16 September 2021 |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> He is an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]] [[constituency]] in [[Gujarat]] for its [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|14th legislative assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FOURTEENTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |url=https://gujarat.neva.gov.in/ContactDirectory/MenuContactDirec|publisher=Gujarat Vidhan Sabha|access-date=15 February 2022}}</ref> He is a state-level minister of Cottage Industries, Co-Operation, Salt Industries, Protocol (Independent Charge), Industries, Road and Building, Forest, Environment And Climate Change, Printing And Stationery (State Minister), Government of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal)(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Nikol(AHMEDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4391|access-date=2022-02-15|website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nikol Assembly Election 2017-18 LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Exit Polls, Results, Live Updates, Winning Candidates & Parties|url=https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/gujarat/nikol/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hon'ble PM dedicates and lays foundation of various projects of Sabar dairy|url=https://cmogujarat.gov.in/en/latest-news/honble-pm-dedicates-and-lays-foundation-of-various-projects-of-sabar-dairy/|access-date=2022-07-28|website=cmogujarat.gov.in|language=en}}</ref> He was BJP President of Ahmedabad city and he has been the Convenor of Udhyog Cell [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/gandhinagar/news/ahmedabad-city-bjp-president-jagdish-vishwakarma-has-not-changed-his-organization-128056062.html|title=Gujarat:અમદાવાદ શહેરના ભાજપ પ્રમુખ જગદીશ વિશ્વકર્મા ન બદલાતા સંગઠનમાં કચવાટ|work= [[Divya Bhaskar]]|access-date=2020-12-27 |language=gujarati}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Vishwakarma was born in [[Ahmedabad]] on 12 August 1973.

==Political career==
* Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma began his political journey as a Booth in charge in Thakkarbapanagar in 1998 and was elected as MLA [[Member of Legislative assembly]] from [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]] [[constituency]] in [[Gujarat]] in 2012 Gujarat assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url= [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]|title= 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|website=en.wikipedia.org}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}}
* He was the Industry cell convenor in 2013, [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]] and later on, he served as a President of Karnavati Bjp [[Ahmedabad]] city. He serves as minister of state, BJP Gujarat in the Ministry of MSME.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msmec.gujarat.gov.in/|title=MSME Gujarat, Minister of State|publisher=MSME Gujarat|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>
* Jagdish Vishwakarma has been given additional charge of Minister of State, Roads and Building by the Chief Minister of Gujarat [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]] on 20 August 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Complaints of inefficiency': Rajendra Trivedi, Purnesh Modi lose cabinet portfolios
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarats-revenue-and-road-ministers-stripped-of-portfolios-after-complaints-8102258/|publisher=Indian Express Limited|access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
* A new record was created on 27 August 2022, while celebrating the 75th anniversary of India's Independence in presence of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Chief Minister [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]], Home Minister Gujarat State [[Harsh Sanghavi]] and Jagdish Vishwakarma as 7,500 women spun `charkha' (spinning wheel) together.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.patrika.com/ahmedabad-news/ahmedabad-7500-women-will-together-sabarmati-khadi-utsav-pm-modi-7734889/|title=PM मोदी के समक्ष अहमदाबाद में साबरमती नदी किनारे 7500 महिलाएं एक साथ कातेंगी सूत|publisher=Rajasthan Patrika|access-date=30 August 2022|language=hindi}}</ref>
* Jagdish Vishwakarma, a BJP candidate from [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]] constituency is re-elected in the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] won by 55,198 votes for the [[15th Gujarat Assembly]]. This is the third consecutive win for Jagdish Vishwakarma from Nikol constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-08|title= Nikol, Gujarat Election Result: निकोल सीट से BJP के जगदीश विश्वकर्मा 55198 वोटों से जीते, कांग्रेस बुरी तरह हारी |url= https://hindi.news18.com/news/gujarat/nikol-vidhansabha-seat-result-gujarat-election-result-bjp-candidate-jagdish-vishwakarma-won-congress-lost-know-loser-winner-5007669.html |publisher=[[Network18 Group]]|access-date=17 December 2022| language=hindi}}</ref>
* In April 2025, Vishwakarma's verified [[Twitter|X]] account was briefly compromised. The hacker altered his profile to state that he was the "''Prime Minister of India.''" A police complaint was filed with [[Cybercrime in India|Cybercrime]] department, and the matter received political attention on [[Social media]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-24 |title=Gujarat minister Jagdish Vishwakarma's X account hacked |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-minister-jagdish-vishwakarmas-x-account-hacked/articleshow/120588113.cms |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==News==
* As mentioned by Industries Minister of Gujarat State Jagdish Vishwakarma at [[Gujarat University]] MSME Growth Conclave, Gujarat is witnessing fast growth of [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]] and startups are also record high.

==Personal life==
Jagdish Vishwakarma is married to Alkaben Panchal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4391|title=JAGDISH PANCHAL(Criminal & Asset Declaration)|website=My Neta Info|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2012–2017]]
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[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022]]

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SanjayMurugesan220 at 13:37, 17 April 2026