Kshitij Thakur

Kshitij Thakur
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyNalasopara
Personal details
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 41)
Devgaon, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBahujan Vikas Aghadi
SpousePrachi Galvankar (m.2012)[1]
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Harvard University
Stanford University
Baldwin Wallace University
OccupationPolitician

Kshitij Thakur is an Indian politician, who is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) representing Nalasopara constituency in the Maharashtra State Assembly, winning the seat third time consecutively since 2009.[2]

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference marriage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hitendra Thakur's son Kshitij defeats encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma from Nalasopara". Mumbai Mirror. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ Vijapurkar, Mahesh (1 July 2015). "How to build a political stronghold: A case study of the Thakurs of the Vasai Virar civic body". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ Biraia Jaiswal, Pooja (19 October 2019). "A shot at power". The Week. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.