Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing 14 - Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in India.
He is a Member of Standing Committee on Railways, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways, and the special invitee Member of BJP's National Executive committee.
Thakur had represented the Bihar legislative assembly from Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2010 and served as Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, State Unit of Bihar, India.
Thakur was elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 Indian general election by a margin of 2,67,979 votes. He defeated RJD candidate Abdul Bari Siddiqui.
He again won the Loksabha seat from the Darbhanga in the 2024 Indian General Election. He defeated Lalit Kumar Yadav of RJD from 1,78,156 votes.
Early life and education Gopal Jee Thakur was born on 15 October 1969 in the village of Parri, Biraul in a Maithil Brahmin family of Darbhanga district, Bihar. He was the second of five children born to Ganesh Prasad Thakur (1932-2020) and Ram Sagar Devi. His father late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (Kishaan Bhai) was a farmer, a Science teacher and was associated with Jansangh.
Thakur married Chandu Thakur on 5 July 1999. She is from Nehra village, Manigachhi, Darbhanga District. They have a son and a daughter.
Thakur did his graduation, post graduation and Ph.D in Sociology from Lalit Narayan Mithila University. He is an agriculturist and a social worker by profession.
Political career Gopal Jee Thakur is a veteran Politician from Mithila region of Bihar, India and has been associated with BJP from almost four decades. He was very active in student politics of Darbhanga from 1984 to 1990. In 1990, he became the Panchayat President of his village Parri. In 1992, he became the President of youth wing of BJP Biraul. In 1994, he became the General Secretary of Kishan Morcha of BJP Darbhanga District. From 1996 to 2003, he served as the President of BJP Biraul for two terms. He became the District President of Darbhanga BJP in 2003. From 2007 to 2013, he served as the member of BJP Bihar State executive committee for two terms. In 2010, he became an MLA From Darbhanga’s Benipur Constituency. In 2017, he became the Vice President of BJP Bihar.
Thakur won the 2019 Indian General Election by securing a total of 5,86,668 votes and elected as the MP of Darbhanga Lok Sabha. In 2021, he became the Special Invitee member of Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Executive Committee.
Gopal Jee Thakur retained the Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat, defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Lalit Kumar Yadav by a margin of over 178,156 votes.
Positions held # From To Position 01 1990 1992 Panchayat President, Parri (Bharatiya Janata Party) 02 1992 1994 BJP President, Yuva Morcha, Biraul0319941996BJP General Secretary, Kishan Morcha, Darbhanga 0419962003BJP President, Biraul (two terms)0519982001President, Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperation Society, Parri0619982001Representative, Darbhanga CENTRAL cooperative Bank, Darbhanga 0719982001Member, IFFCO Fertiliser, Darbhanga 0819981999Member, Samastipur Railway Advisory Committee 0920002003Member, Darbhanga Telecom Advisory Committee1020032007District President, Darbhanga BJP 1120062006Member, Chief Minister Road Bridge, Darbhanga, Bihar1220072007Member, Jila 20 Sutri, Darbhanga District 1320072013Member, Bihar BJP State Executive Committee (Two Terms) 14 2010 2015 Member of Legislative Assembly, Bihar for Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)1520132016Co-ordinator, Cooperation Cell, BJP1620172019Vice President (BJP Bihar State Unit)1720192024Member of Parliament for Darbhanga (Loksabha Constituency)1820192024Member, Standing Committee on Railways (Two Terms)1920192024Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (Two Terms)202021PresentSpecial Invitee Member, BJP’s National Executive Committee212024Present Member of Parliament for Darbhanga (Loksabha Constituency).222024PresentWhip of BJP(Ruling Party) in Lok Sabha
Electoral performance
2024
2019
2015
2010
See also
2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election List of Winners Bihar Assembly Election 2010 List of politicians from Bihar List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha
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