Kshitij Thakur
Kshitij Thakur | |
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Nalasopara | |
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Born | Devgaon, Maharashtra, India | 10 July 1983
Political party | Bahujan Vikas Aghadi |
Spouse | Prachi Galvankar (m.2012)[1] |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University of Mumbai Harvard University Stanford University |
Occupation | Politician |
Kshitij Thakur is an Indian politician, who is currently serving as a
Thakur's father, Hitendra Thakur, is a four-time MLA from Vasai and is the president of the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, a political party with a strong presence in the Vasai-Virar regions of Palghar district in Maharashtra.[3][4]
Early life and education
Kshitij Thakur was born on 10 July 1983, in
Political career
Kshitij Thakur started his political career in 2009, contesting from
In the 2014 Vidhan Sabha elections, Thakur competed against Rajan Balkrishna Naik from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Thakur secured 1,13,566 votes, while Naik received 59,067 votes, resulting in Thakur's victory. The margin of Thakur's victory over Naik was 54,499 votes.[10][11][12]
2019 assembly election
Thakur won the 2009 and 2014 elections by a significant margin. However, in the 2019 Assembly Elections, he faced strong competition from Shiv Sena candidate Pradeep Sharma, a former Mumbai Police officer and encounter specialist. The pre-poll campaign generated considerable interest in the Nallasopara seat, with Sharma, putting up a strong challenge against Thakur.[13][14]
During the election campaign, both candidates made allegations against each other, which drew attention to the contest as one of the most closely-watched political battles in the state.
Work
During the
In September 2020, on
In September 2020, he launched the 'Work From My Office' initiative, providing free office space with
In August 2021, he was appointed as the President of the Governing Body of Maharashtra for the Khelo Masters Games Foundation (KMGF), a non-profit organization that aims to promote sports in India.[25]
In 2019, Kshitij Thakur received the Times Power Women and Men Award from The Times Group for his contributions to education, industry and infrastructure development, sports, healthcare, and employment generation in the Vasai-Virar Region of Maharashtra.[26][27]
Personal life
Thakur is the son of Hitendra Thakur, a four-time MLA and founder of Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, a political party, and Pravina Thakur, who served as the first woman mayor of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation.[28][29]
On 29 January 2012, Thakur married Prachi Galvankar, his childhood sweetheart, in a mass wedding ceremony held in Virar, Maharashtra. The wedding was attended by Chief Minister
Controversies
In March 2013, Thakur was suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for allegedly physically assaulting a police officer within the premises of the state assembly.[31] However, Thakur denied assaulting the officer.[32] The home minister R. R. Patil later announced that the police officer was suspended for misbehaving and using foul language against the legislator.[33][34]
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