Jagannath Pahadia (15 January 1932 – 19 May 2021) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party.

[1][2] He was born in Bhusawar city of the present-day Bharatpur district of Rajasthan state in a Dalit family[3][4] on 15 January 1932 to Nathilal Pahadia and Chanda Devi.

[6] He was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state from 6 June 1980 to 14 July 1981 and was the first Dalit from Rajasthan to hold this position.

[4][1] Pahadia served in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1990 then 1998 till 2008.

[8] His wife Shanti Pahadia was also a member of Lok Sabha.