Vidya Thakur

MLA Vidya Thakur
Minister Of State Women and Child Development Government of Maharashtra
In office 31 October 2014 – 24 October 2019
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Goregaon
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Subhash Desai
Deputy Mayor of Mumbai
In office 2007–2009
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-15) 15 June 1963 (age 61)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Jaiprkash Thakur
Occupation	Politician
Website	http://www.mahabjp.org Maharashtra BJP Official Page

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur (born 15 June 1963)^{[citation needed]} is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a three time MLA and a member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Goregaon representing the Bharatiya Janata Party^[1] from Goregaon Assembly constituency. She was a Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration^[2] in Devendra Fadnavis Ministry.

Early life and education

Thakur is from Goregaon, Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra. She married Jaiprakash C Thakur. She studied Class 8 at Kudilal Govindram Sekseria Sarvadaya School and passed the examinations in 1977.^[3]

Career

Thakur made her electoral debut winning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections as a member in 1992 and she became a deputy mayor on 17 March 2007.

She became an MLA for the first time winning the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election and retained the Goregaon Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election^[4] and won for a third consecutive time in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. In 2024, she polled 96,364 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Sameer Desai of Shiv Sena (UBT), by a margin of 23,600 votes.^[5][6]

Positions held

Within BJP

• Ex. General Secretary BJP Mumbai Mahila Morcha

Legislative

• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 2007
• Ex.Public Health Committee Chairperson^{[citation needed]}
• Deputy Mayor, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on 17 March 2007^[7][8]
• Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - since 2014^[9][10][11]

See also

• Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)
• Make in Maharashtra

References

1. "GIANT KILLERS". The Indian Express. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. "Maharashtra Government, Council of Ministers".
3. "SMT.vidya Thakur(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GOREGAON(MUMBAI SUBURBAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
4. "Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs". The Times of India. 26 October 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. "Goregaon Assembly Election Results 2024: Goregaon Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. "Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Vidya Thakur Retains Goregaon Seat, Defeats Shiv Sena (UBT) Candidate". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
7. "Dr Shubha Raul Mayor, Vidya Thakur dy Mayor of Mumbai". One India. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
8. "Municipal Councillors / Corporators of Mumbai". niyazvanu.tripod.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. The New Indian Express (24 October 2019). "Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
10. The Times of India (26 October 2019). "Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
11. The Hindu (24 October 2019). "Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by	Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Food and Civil Supplies, Food and Drug Administration; Maharashtra State December 2014–present	Incumbent