Prashant Thakur is an Indian politician from
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. He is a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
.
Early life
Thakur was born in Panvel on 5 August 1974, son of Ramsheth Changu Thakur and Shakuntala Thakur.
Ramsheth Thakur is a former Member of Parliament (MP).
Thakur started studying civil engineering but left after his second year.
He married Varsha Thakur and raised 2 children.
Political career
Thakur was elected to the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from
Panvel,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
in the
2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election as a candidate from the
Indian National Congress Party.
He served as Chairman of
CIDCO, a politician in Panvel contested the 2014 Maharashtra Elections.
Thakur became President of the Raigad District Youth Congress Committee in 2005. He then became the President of the
Panvel Municipal Corporation in 2006 and served until 2009.
Thakur is a member of the board of directors at Janardan Bhagat Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha in Panvel. He is the managing director at Shahu Institute of Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
He serves as managing director of the Shahu Institute of Information Technology and the Director of Malhar Network - the core entity which organizes the popular Malhar Mahotsav at CKT College, Panvel.
Controversies
Thakur changed parties during his career. He first joined the PWP party. He then joined
Congress party and then joined BJP. Former Uran MLA Vivek Patil warned Thakur to file PIL against him. He said "Thakur had used unfair means to acquire land for sports complex in Ulwe". The
Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government removed Thakur as chairman of CIDCO, which was building the Navi Mumbai international airport with a private player.
See also
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Panvel (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
References
External links
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People from Navi Mumbai
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
Living people
Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009
1974 births
Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029
Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
Peasants and Workers Party of India politicians