Gopal Jee Thakur
Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in Bihar, 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.
Gopal Jee Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kirti Azad |
| Constituency | Darbhanga |
| Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Bihar | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| President | Nityanand Rai |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Benipur |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Darbhanga | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1969 Darbhanga, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Chandu Thakur (M.1999) |
| Children | 1 son & 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (father) Ram Sagar Devi (mother) |
| Residence | Darbhanga & Patna |
| Education | Ph.D (Sociology) |
| Alma mater | Lalit Narayan Mithila University |
| Profession | Social Worker & Agriculturist |
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.