Hitendra Thakur
| Hitendra Thakur हितेंद्र ठाकूर |
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| President, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2014 – Present |
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| Preceded by | Vivek Pandit |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2005–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Vivek Pandit |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1999–2005 |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1995–1999 |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1990–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Dominic Gonsalves |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 October 1961 Virar, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bahujan Vikas Aghadi |
| Spouse(s) | Pravina Thakur |
| Relations | Jayendra alias "Bhai" Thakur (Brother) |
| Children | Kshitij, Uttung, Shikhar |
| Residence | Thakur Niwas, Virar |
| Alma mater | Vartak college, Vasai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://hitendrathakur.com |
Hitendra Thakur (Marathi:हितेंद्र ठाकूर,(आप्पा) born: 3 October 1961) is an Indian politician from Virar, Maharashtra, India. He is the president of Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, a political party in the Vasai-Virar region of Maharashtra, India..
Thakur started his political career in 1988 when elected the President of the Vasai Taluka Youth Congress; 2 years later in the Maharashtra State Assembly elections in 1990, he was elected MLA for Vasai-Virar from the Indian National Congress at the age of 29. Later he formed his own political party now known as Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi and won 3 subsequent elections as well.
He is also close to former Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. A number of people in the constituency praise Thakur for solving their immediate problems, for example, water tankers are arranged by Thakur for people in his constituency who live in areas facing water shortage. The water tanker is operated by water mafia.
His political party, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (BVA) currently holds majority in the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC), Vasai Taluka Panchayat Samiti and various Gram Panchayats in the region. Despite having no legitimate role, he continues to control the election of the Thane Zilla Parishad and the Thane Zilla Co-operative bank. As such he helped Vasant Davkhare get the post of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council three times and Govinda (a Bollywood star and a close friend) win the Mumbai North seat in 2004 General elections.
As per his own affidavits filed as a candidate in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014, Thakur has 8 criminal cases against him (7 where charges are framed, 1 where cognizance is taken, 0 where convicted). He and his spouse have assets of over ₹100 crore (US$15 million), and liabilities of over ₹18 crore (US$2.8 million).
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