Mithilesh Kumar Thakur

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]

Mithilesh Kumar Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly Jharkhand
In office December 23, 2019 – 2024
Preceded by	Satyendra Nath Tiwari
Succeeded by	Satyendra Nath Tiwari
Constituency	Garhwa
Personal details
Born	(1966-02-16) February 16, 1966 (age 59) Chatra, Jharkhand, India
Political party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Spouse	Chanchal Thakur (m.2004)
Parent	Kaushal Kumar Thakur (Father)
Residence(s)	Kalyanpur, Garhwa, Jharkhand, India
Occupation	MLA

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.^[3]

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]