12 Facts About Jags Krishnan

Jagadish "Jags" Krishnan was born on 23 April 1972 and is an Indian-born Australian politician and general practitioner.

Jags Krishnan was elected as a Labor member for Riverton in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2021 state election.

Jags Krishnan was born and grew up in Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, India, attending Kotagiri Public School, St Antony's Higher Secondary School in Coonoor and Bharathi Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore.

Jags Krishnan lived in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006, before moving to Perth, Western Australia.

Jags Krishnan worked as a general practitioner for four years in Byford before starting a company of his own, Perth GP.

Jags Krishnan joined the WA Labor Party one year before the 2021 election.

Jags Krishnan was the Labor Party's candidate for the electoral district of Riverton for the 2021 Western Australian state election.

Jags Krishnan was criticised during the campaign for handing out a pamphlet claiming that he was a local to the electorate of Riverton, despite living in Mosman Park.

Jags Krishnan promised to move into the electorate if he won the election.

Jags Krishnan was re-elected in the 2025 Western Australian state election.

Jags Krishnan is known by the nickname "Dr Jags" within the local community, and used it on election campaign material.

Jags Krishnan is a member of the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club and coaches a junior soccer team.