Alpesh Thakor Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Profession(s)	Politician & Social Activist
Political Party	• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (18 July 2019 - present) • Indian National Congress (INC) (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. [1]India Today • On 8 December 2022, he won the Gandhinagar South seat with margin of 43,064 votes in the Gujarat assembly election. [2]The Quint
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1977
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birthplace	Endla village, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Family	Father- Khodabhai Patel (a Congress leader) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Caste (OBC) [3]NDTV
Hobbies	Farming, Travelling
Controversies	• In September 2015, he was arrested along with many others for organizing a meeting of all OBC communities in Mehsana District. • On 12 December 2017, he was derided on social media after he suggested that "mushrooms from Taiwan" were the secret of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "fair complexion." "Somebody told me that Modiji has imported mushrooms from Taiwan...Each mushroom costs Rs. 80,000 and PM Modi has five every day...I was told he has had them since he was Chief Minister," remarked Mr. Thakor.
Favourites
Leader(s)	Mahatma Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, Vallabhbhai Patel
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Not Known
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alpesh Thakor

• Does Alpesh Thakor drink alcohol?: No

• He was born in a Kshatriya Thakor community in the Endla village of Ahmedabad district.

• His father, Khodabhai Patel, is a Congress leader.

• In 2011, he founded the “Kshatriya Thakor Sena.”

• The name, Alpesh Thakor, emerged in Gujarat Politics for the first time in 2014, when he embarked a movement against illegal trading of alcoholic drinks in Gujarat.

• He came into the eyes of media after launching a movement to counter Hardik Patel led Patidar Reservation agitation.

• Alpesh Thakor also founded the OSS (OBC, SC, ST) Ekta Manch.

• On 23 October 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi. 

• He also contested the 2017 Gujarat Assembly Election from the Radhanpur constituency in Patan district on Congress ticket.

• In on of his rallies during the Gujarat Assembly Election, Alpesh delivered a racist statement in which he allegedly said that to obtain a fairer skin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi consumes 5 Taiwanese mushrooms daily worth 4 lakh rupees (each mushroom worth 80000 rupees).