Devesh Chandra Thakur
Devesh Chandra Thakur | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Kumar Pintu |
| Constituency | Sitamarhi |
| Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 25 August 2022 – 14 June 2024 | |
| Governor | Rajendra Arlekar Phagu Chauhan |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Awadhesh Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Awadhesh Narain Singh |
| Minister of Disaster Management, Cabinet Minister, Government of Bihar | |
| In office 2008–2008 | |
| Governor | R. S. Gavai R. L. Bhatia |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
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| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 2002 – 14 June 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Banshidhar Brajwasi |
| Constituency | Tirhut Graduate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1953 Sitamarhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Residence | Sitamarhi |
| Alma mater | • Fergusson College, Pune (B.A. Honours) • ILS, Pune(L.L.B) |
| Occupation | Politician Social worker Activist |
| Profession | Politician |
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.