Gopal Jee Thakur
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byKirti Azad
ConstituencyDarbhanga
Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Bihar
In office
2017–2019
PresidentNityanand Rai
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2010–2015
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyBenipur
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Darbhanga
In office
2003–2007
Personal details
Born (1969-10-15) 15 October 1969 (age 54)
Darbhanga, Bihar, India
NationalityIndia Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseChandu Thakur (M.1999)
Children1 son & 1 daughter
Parent(s)Late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (father)
Ram Sagar Devi (mother)
ResidenceDarbhanga & Patna
EducationPh.D (Sociology)
Alma materLalit Narayan Mithila University
ProfessionSocial Worker & Agriculturist

Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party,[1] and a Member of Parliament representing Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, India.[2] He is a Member of Standing Committee on Railways, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways,[3] and the special invitee Member of BJP's National Executive committee.[4]

Thakur had represented the Bihar legislative assembly from Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2010[5][6][7] and served as Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, State Unit of Bihar,India.[8]

Thakur was elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 Indian general election by a margin of 2,67,979 votes. He defeated RJD candidate Abdul Bari Siddiqui.[9][10]

Early life and education

Gopal Jee Thakur was born on 15th of October 1969 in the village of Parri, Biraul in a Maithil Brahmin family of Darbhanga district, Bihar. He was the second of five children born to Ganesh Prasad Thakur (1932-2020) and Ram Sagar Devi. His father late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (Popularly known as Kishan Bhai) was a farmer, a Science teacher and was associated with Jansangh.[11]

Thakur married Chandu Thakur on 5th of July 1999. She is from Nehra village, Manigachhi, Darbhanga District. They have a son and a daughter.[2]

Thakur did his graduation, post graduation and Ph.D in Sociology from Lalit Narayan Mithila University. He is an agriculturist and a social worker by profession.[12]

Political career

Gopal Jee Thakur is a veteran Politician from Mithila region of Bihar,India and has been associated with BJP from almost four decades. He was very active in student politics of Darbhanga from 1984 to 1990. In 1990, he became the Panchayat President of his village Parri. In 1992, he became the President of youth wing of BJP Biraul. In 1994, he became the General Secretary of Kishan Morcha of BJP Darbhanga District. From 1996 to 2003, he served as the President of BJP Biraul for two terms. He became the President of BJP Darbhanga District in 2003. From 2007 to 2013, he served as the member of BJP Bihar State executive committee for two terms.[13] In 2010, he became an MLA From Darbhanga’s Benipur Constituency.[5][6] In 2017, he became the Vice President of BJP Bihar.[14]

Thakur won the 2019 Indian General Election by securing a total of 5,86,668 votes and elected as the MP of Darbhanga Lok Sabha.[15][16] In 2021, he became the Special Invitee member of Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Executive Committee.[4]

Positions held

# From To Position
01 1990 1992 Panchayat President, Parri (Bharatiya Janata Party)
02 1992 1994 BJP President, Yuva Morcha, Biraul
03 1994 1996 BJP General Secretary, Kishan Morcha, Darbhanga
04 1996 2003 BJP President, Biraul (two terms)
05 1998 2001 President, Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperation Society, Parri
06 1998 2001 Representative, Darbhanga CENTRAL cooperative Bank, Darbhanga
07 1998 2001 Member, IFFCO Fertiliser, Darbhanga
08 1998 1999 Member, Samastipur Railway Advisory Committee
09 2000 2003 Member, Darbhanga Telecom Advisory Committee
10 2003 2007 BJP President, Darbhanga District (Bihar)
11 2006 2006 Member, Chief Minister Road Bridge, Darbhanga,Bihar
12 2007 2007 Member, Jila 20 Sutri, Darbhanga District
13 2007 2013 Member, Bihar BJP State Executive Committee (Two Terms)
14 2010 2015 Member of Legislative Assembly, Bihar for Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[5][6][7]
15 2013 2016 Co-ordinator, Cooperation Cell, BJP
16 2017 2019 Vice President (BJP Bihar State Unit)
17 2019 Present Member of Parliament for Darbhanga (Loksabha Constituency)[10]
18 2019 Present Member, Standing Committee on Railways (Two Terms)
19 2019 Present Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (Two Terms)
20 2021 Present Special Invitee Member, BJP’s National Executive Committee

Electoral performance

2019

2019 Indian general election : Darbhanga[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gopal Jee Thakur[18] 5,86,668 60.79 +22.81
RJD Abdul Bari Siddiqui 3,18,689 33.02
IND Saguni Ray 13,774 1.43
BSP Md. Mukhtar 11,255 1.17
None of the Above None of the Above 20,468 2.12
Majority 2,67,979 27.77
Turnout 9,65,510 58.35 +2.90
BJP hold Swing

2010

Bihar Assembly election, 2010: Benipur[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gopal Jee Thakur 43,222 40.33
RJD Hare Krishna Yadav 29,265 27.31
Majority 13,957 13.02
Turnout 107,175 47.27
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Committee : Loksabha". loksabha.nic.in. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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  14. ^ "BJP is also capable of taking decision - Vice President Gopal Jee Thakur". Dainik Bhaskar.
  15. ^ "Darbhanga lok sabha result 2019 BJP candidate gopal ji thakur beat rjd | दरभंगा सीट पर बीजेपी की धमाकेदार जीत, गोपाल जी ठाकुर 2 लाख 59 हजार वोट से जीते | Hindi News, लोकसभा चुनाव". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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  17. ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  18. ^ The Indian Express (23 May 2019). "Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 LIVE Updates: BJP's Gopal Jee Thakur wins". Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Constituencywise Results Status". Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.

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