Devesh Chandra Thakur (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician, Social worker, Activist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	03/07/1953
Age	73 years
Birthplace	Sitamarhi District, Bihar

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School	St. Xavier's School, Hazaribagh Sainik School, Nashik
College/University	Fergusson College, Pune ILS Law College, Pune
Qualification	B.A. Honours from Fergusson College in Pune (1973) A Bachelor of Law Degree from ILS Law College, Pune (1976)

Religion	Hinduism

Marital Status	Married

Wife/Spouse

Rita Thakur

Parents

Father	Awadh Thakur (deceased)
Mother	Rambha Devi

Political Career	Contested first election for the Student Union of Savitribai Phule Pune University Elected vice president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress Contested the 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, lost to Suryadeo Ray Won the Bihar Legislative Council election from Tirhut Graduate Constituency in 2002 Won Bihar Legislative Council elections from Tirhut Graduate seat in 2008, retained until 2020 Served as cabinet minister in the Disaster Management Department of the Government of Bihar Won the 2024 Indian general election from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha

Political Career

Contested first election for the Student Union of Savitribai Phule Pune University
Elected vice president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress
Contested the 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, lost to Suryadeo Ray
Won the Bihar Legislative Council election from Tirhut Graduate Constituency in 2002
Won Bihar Legislative Council elections from Tirhut Graduate seat in 2008, retained until 2020
Served as cabinet minister in the Disaster Management Department of the Government of Bihar
Won the 2024 Indian general election from Sitamarhi Lok Sabha

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1. Worked closely with former chief minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde.
2. Joined a shipping company as a director, traveling to nearly 25 countries.
3. Considered an ‘Ajatshatru’ of Tirhut politics due to unbroken winning streak.
4. Won by a margin of 51,356 votes in 2024 against the RJD candidate Arjun Roy.
5. Criticized for statement about not working for Muslims and Yadavs, later retracted.
6. Went viral in 2026 for reassuring flood-affected pilgrims from Maharashtra.