Devesh Chandra Thakur

Devesh Chandra Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded bySunil Kumar Pintu
ConstituencySitamarhi
Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
25 August 2022  14 June 2024
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Phagu Chauhan
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byAwadhesh Narain Singh
Succeeded byAwadhesh Narain Singh
Minister of Disaster Management, Cabinet Minister, Government of Bihar
In office
2008–2008
GovernorR. S. Gavai
R. L. Bhatia
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry and Departments
  • Disaster Management
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
2002  14 June 2024
Succeeded byBanshidhar Brajwasi
ConstituencyTirhut Graduate
Personal details
Born (1953-07-03) 3 July 1953
Sitamarhi
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
ResidenceSitamarhi
Alma materFergusson College, Pune (B.A. Honours)
ILS, Pune(L.L.B)
OccupationPolitician
Social worker
Activist
ProfessionPolitician

Devesh Chandra Thakur (born 3 July 1953) is an Indian politician from the Janata Dal United, and a member of parliament representing Sitamarhi Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India. He is a former chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council and has served as a Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management Department in the Government of Bihar.

He served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council and was elected four times as a member for the Bihar Legislative Council from the Tirhut Graduate Constituency, covering four districts: Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, and Sheohar. He has also served as a National Spokesperson of the Janata Dal United.