Mithilesh Kumar Thakur Explained

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur (born 16 February 1966) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. He won the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha from Garhwa Assembly constituency.^{[1] [2]} He is currently serving as the Cabinet Minister of Jharkhand.^[3]

Early life and education

Thakur is from Chaibasa village, West Singhbum District, Jharkhand. He is the son of late Kaushal Kumar Thakur. He completed his B.A. in History honours in 1993 at St. Columbas College, Hazaribag, which is affiliated with Ranchi University. Earlier, he did his Intermediate in 1983 at Tata College, Chaibasa.

Career

Thakur won from Garhwa Assembly constituency representing Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. He polled 106,681 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Satyendra Nath Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 23,522 votes.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garhwa Constituency Election Results 2019: Garhwa Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner . 2024-10-25 . The Times of India . en.
2. Web site: 2019-12-23 . Garhwa (Jharkhand) Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Winner, Runner-up . 2024-10-25 . The Indian Express . en.
3. Web site: Mithilesh Kumar Thakur(JMM):Constituency- GARHWA(GARHWA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . myneta.info.
4. Web site: Garhwa Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Mithilesh Kumar Thakur of JMM Wins . 2024-10-25 . News18 . en.
5. Web site: 2019-12-23 . Garhwa election result: JMM's Mithilesh Thakur wins . 2024-10-25 . India Today . en.