Alpesh Thakor (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/1977
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Endla village, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Profession(s)

Politician & Social Activist

Political Party

Bharatiya Janata Party	18 July 2019 - present
Indian National Congress	23 October 2017 - 9 April 2019

Political Journey

On 23 October 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress Party.
In the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, he contested from the Radhanpur constituency in Patan district and won.
On 9 April 2019, he quit the Indian National Congress.
On 18 July 2019, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In October 2019, he lost a Gujarat assembly bypoll from Radhanpur by a margin of 3500 votes.
On 8 December 2022, he won the Gandhinagar South seat with a margin of 43,064 votes in the Gujarat assembly election.
Alpesh Thakor began his journey as a social activist in Gujarat, India, advocating for marginalized communities’ rights in education and employment.
He founded the OBC, SC, ST Ekta Manch organization.
In 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Alpesh Thakor as their candidate for the assembly election from the Gandhinagar South seat.

Hobbies	Farming Travelling

Father	Khodabhai Patel (a Congress leader)
Mother	Name Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Caste (OBC)

Leaders	Mahatma Gandhi B. R. Ambedkar Vallabhbhai Patel

1. Alpesh Thakor does not drink alcohol.
2. He was born in the Kshatriya Thakor community in Endla village, Ahmedabad district.
3. In 2011, he established the “Kshatriya Thakor Sena.”
4. Alpesh Thakor gained prominence in Gujarat Politics in 2014 through his campaign against illicit alcohol trade.
5. He received media attention for his efforts against the Patidar Reservation agitation led by Hardik Patel.
6. He also founded the OSS (OBC, SC, ST) Ekta Manch.
7. On 23 October 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress in a ceremony with Rahul Gandhi.
8. Alpesh contested the 2017 Gujarat Assembly Election from Radhanpur constituency in Patan district on a Congress ticket.
9. During a rally for the Gujarat Assembly Election, Alpesh made a controversial statement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his alleged consumption of expensive Taiwanese mushrooms for fairer skin.