Vidya Thakur (born 15 June 1963) is a leader of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

and a member of 13th

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 memb ...

from

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. She is Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration in

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Ministry. On 10 July 2016 she was relieved of responsibility for food and drug administration in a cabinet reshuffle.

Education and early career

Thakur attended Kudilal Govindram Sekseria Sarvodaya School, finishing in 1977.

Political career

Vidya Thakur first time won election of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in 1992.

Positions held

Within
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*Ex. General Secretary BJP Mumbai Mahila Morcha

Legislative

*Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 2007 *Ex.Public Health Committee Chairperson *Deputy Mayor,

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation. The BMC ...

on 17 March 2007 *Member,

- since 2014

References

Living people 1963 births Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 People from Mumbai Suburban district Marathi politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra Women members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly {{Maharashtra-BJP-politician-stub