Devesh Chandra Thakur was born on 3 July 1953 in

Sitamarhi Sitamarhi is an Indian city and the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar and is a part of the Tirhut Division. It dates back to the time of Ramayana and is considered as the place where Janaka found Sit ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

. He is the Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council. He was sworn in as chairman of

Bihar Legislative Council Bihar Vidhan Parishad, also known as Bihar Legislative Council, is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. History A new Province of Bihar and Odisha was created by the Government of India on 12 Dec ...

on 25th August 2022. He has also served as a cabinet minister in

Government of Bihar The Government of Bihar, known locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Bihar and its 9 divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a ju ...

and Deputy leader of Janata Dal United in the

Devesh Chandra Thakur is fourth time elected Member of

from the Tirhut Graduate Constituency covering four districts namely

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth ...

Vaisali Vaishali district is a district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is a part of Tirhut division. Vaishali is known for being the birthplace of Mahavira of the Jain religion. Hajipur, its largest city and district headquarters, is known for its ...

and

Sheohar Sheohar (pronounced, Shivahar) is the principal city of Sheohar district in Bihar, India. It is Located Northwest City 31.06 kilometres Kasba Mehsi in Mehsi It is a part of the Tirhut Division. Geography Sheohar is located at coor 26.52N, 8 ...

. He completed his early education in Sitamarhi. Then he went to study in

Sainik School The Sainik Schools are a system of schools in India established and managed by the Sainik Schools Society under Ministry of Defence (MoD). They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the reg ...

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

and subsequently to

Fergusson College Fergusson College is an autonomous public-private college offering various courses in the streams of arts and science in the city of Pune, India. It was founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education Society. Professor Vaman Shivram Apte was its fir ...

in Pune. He obtained Bachelor of Law degree from ILS Law College. In 2002, he contested the Legislative Council election from Tirhut Graduate Constituency as an independent candidate and won that election.https://lagatar24.com/jdu-leader-devesh-chandra-thakur-named-chairman-of-bihar-legislative-council/116836/ In 2008, Thakur contested and won the Bihar Legislative Council elections from Tirhut Graduate seat again. He is considered an "Ajatshatru" of Tirhut politics because of his unending winning streak.

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1953 births People from Sitamarhi district Members of the Bihar Legislative Council Sainik School alumni Fergusson College alumni Living people Janata Dal (United) politicians {{Bihar-JDU-politician-stub