Gopal Jee Thakur

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| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 23 May 2019

| constituency = Darbhanga

| predecessor = Kirti Azad

| office2 = Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party

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| term_end2 = 2019

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| office3 = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly

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| term_start3 = 2010

| term_end3 = 2015

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| spouse = Chandu Thakur (M.1999)

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| parents = Late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (father)
Ram Sagar Devi (mother)

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Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party,{{Cite web |title=Shri Gopal Jee Thakur{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-gopal-jee-thakur |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=www.india.gov.in}} and a Member of Parliament representing Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in India.{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5176 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=loksabha.nic.in}}

He is a Member of Standing Committee on Railways, Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways,{{Cite web |title=Committee : Loksabha |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeInformation.aspx?comm_code=28&tab=1 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=loksabha.nic.in}} and the special invitee Member of BJP's National Executive committee.{{Cite web |title=A warm welcome of Shri Gopal Jee Thakur BJP MP (LS) Darbangha (Bihar) {{!}} Mana Corporator |url=https://manacorporator.com/a-warm-welcome-of-shri-gopal-jee-thakur-bjp-mp-ls-darbangha-bihar/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en-US}}

Thakur had represented the Bihar legislative assembly from Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2010{{cite web |title=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA – List of Winners Bihar Assembly Election 2010 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2010/stat_BR_Nov2010.pdf}}{{cite web |title=The following is the list of winning and nearest lost candidate in 2010 Bihar legislative assembly election |url=http://eciresults.nic.in:80/Statewises041.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127010124/http://eciresults.nic.in:80/Statewises041.htm |archive-date=27 November 2010}}{{cite web |title=Benipur Vidhan Sabha constituency Winner candidate in 2010 Bihar legislative assembly election |url=http://eciresults.nic.in:80/ConstituencywiseS0480.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127013622/http://eciresults.nic.in:80/ConstituencywiseS0480.htm |archive-date=27 November 2010}} and served as Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, State Unit of Bihar,India.{{cite web|url=http://bihar.bjp.org/office-bearers.php|title=BJP Bihar State Office Bearers – VICE PRESIDENTS }}

Thakur was elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 Indian general election by a margin of 2,67,979 votes. He defeated RJD candidate Abdul Bari Siddiqui.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-02 |title=Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Bihar Lok Sabha Election (Polls) Results 2019, Winner, Runner-Up |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/darbhanga-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-winner-runner-up/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902172405/https://indianexpress.com/elections/darbhanga-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-winner-runner-up/ |archive-date=2 September 2022 }}

He again won the Loksabha seat from the Darbhanga in the 2024 Indian General Election.{{cite web |title=Darbhanga Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/politics/darbhanga-constituency-lok-sabha-election-results-2024 |website=Bru Times News |language=en}} He defeated Lalit Kumar Yadav of RJD from 1,78,156 votes.{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Constituency 14 - Darbhanga (Bihar) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0414.htm |website=ECI.gov.in}}{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2024-06-04 |title=Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Live Updates: BJP's Gopal Jee Thakur Has Won This Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/darbhanga-election-result-2024-live-updates-counting-of-votes-bihar-lok-sabha-seat-latest-news |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}

Early life and education

Gopal Jee Thakur was born on 15th of October 1969 in the village of Parri, Biraul in a Maithil Brahmin family of Darbhanga district. He was the second of five children born to Ganesh Prasad Thakur (1932-2020) and Ram Sagar Devi. His father late Ganesh Prasad Thakur (Kishaan Bhai) was a farmer, a Science teacher and was associated with Jansangh.{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Nishant |date=2020-03-24 |title=सांसद गोपाल जी ठाकुर को पितृशोक, दरभंगा में शोक की लहर। न्यूज़ ऑफ मिथिला |url=http://www.newsofmithila.in/%e0%a4%ad%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%a6-%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%a0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%81/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=न्यूज़ ऑफ़ मिथिला {{!}}Mithila- की ताज़ा ख़बर, ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ in Hindi |language=en-US |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331220223/https://www.newsofmithila.in/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81/ |url-status=dead }}

Thakur married Chandu Thakur on 5th of July 1999. She is from Nehra village, Manigachhi, Darbhanga District. They have a son and a daughter.

Thakur did his graduation, post graduation and Ph.D in Sociology from Lalit Narayan Mithila University. He is an agriculturist and a social worker by profession.{{Cite web |title=सांसद गोपाल जी ठाकुर को मिली पीएचडी की उपाधि |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga/story-mp-gopal-ji-thakur-received-phd-3659827.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}

Political career

Gopal Jee Thakur is a veteran Politician from Mithila region of Bihar,India and has been associated with BJP from almost four decades. He was very active in student politics of Darbhanga from 1984 to 1990. In 1990, he became the Panchayat President of his village Parri. In 1992, he became the President of youth wing of BJP Biraul. In 1994, he became the General Secretary of Kishan Morcha of BJP Darbhanga District. From 1996 to 2003, he served as the President of BJP Biraul for two terms. He became the District President of Darbhanga BJP in 2003. From 2007 to 2013, he served as the member of BJP Bihar State executive committee for two terms.{{Cite web |title=Vidhansabha.bih.nic.in |url=https://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in//pdf/member_intro/80.pdf}} In 2010, he became an MLA From Darbhanga’s Benipur Constituency. In 2017, he became the Vice President of BJP Bihar.{{Cite news |title=BJP is also capable of taking decision - Vice President Gopal Jee Thakur |work=Dainik Bhaskar |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/bihar/darbhanga/news/bjp-is-also-capable-of-taking-the-decision-gopal-ji-thakur-030619-3608904.html}}

Thakur won the 2019 Indian General Election by securing a total of 5,86,668 votes and elected as the MP of Darbhanga Lok Sabha.{{Cite web |title=Darbhanga lok sabha result 2019 BJP candidate gopal ji thakur beat rjd {{!}} दरभंगा सीट पर बीजेपी की धमाकेदार जीत, गोपाल जी ठाकुर 2 लाख 59 हजार वोट से जीते {{!}} Hindi News, लोकसभा चुनाव |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/lok-sabha-elections/darbhanga-lok-sabha-result-2019-bjp-candidate-gopal-ji-thakur-beat-rjd/529921/amp |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=zeenews.india.com}}{{Cite web |title=दरभंगा से गोपालजी ठाकुर 2,67,979 मतों से जीते |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/darbhanga/story-gopalji-thakur-won-by-2-67-979-votes-from-darbhanga-2544289.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}} In 2021, he became the Special Invitee member of Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Executive Committee.

Gopal Jee Thakur retained the Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat, defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Lalit Kumar Yadav by a margin of over 178,156 votes. {{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2024-06-04 |title=Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Live Updates: BJP's Gopal Jee Thakur Has Won This Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/darbhanga-election-result-2024-live-updates-counting-of-votes-bihar-lok-sabha-seat-latest-news |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Darbhanga, Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Gopal Jee Thakur wins race with 566630 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/darbhanga-bihar-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2547645-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}

Positions held

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| 1990

| 1992

| Panchayat President, Parri (Bharatiya Janata Party)

| 1992

| 1994

| BJP President, Yuva Morcha, Biraul

|1994

|1996

|BJP General Secretary, Kishan Morcha, Darbhanga

|1996

|2003

|BJP President, Biraul (two terms)

|1998

|2001

|President, Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperation Society, Parri

|1998

|2001

|Representative, Darbhanga CENTRAL cooperative Bank, Darbhanga

|1998

|2001

|Member, IFFCO Fertiliser, Darbhanga

|1998

|1999

|Member, Samastipur Railway Advisory Committee

|2000

|2003

|Member, Darbhanga Telecom Advisory Committee

|2003

|2007

|District President, Darbhanga BJP

|2006

|Member, Chief Minister Road Bridge, Darbhanga,Bihar

|2007

|Member, Jila 20 Sutri, Darbhanga District

|2007

|2013

|Member, Bihar BJP State Executive Committee (Two Terms)

| 2010

| 2015

| Member of Legislative Assembly, Bihar for Benipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

|2013

|2016

|Co-ordinator, Cooperation Cell, BJP

|2017

|2019

|Vice President (BJP Bihar State Unit)

|2019

|2024

|Member of Parliament for Darbhanga (Loksabha Constituency){{Cite web |title=Darbhanga Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Bihar: BJP's Gopal Ji Thakur wins |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-darbhanga-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-bihar-bjp-s-gopal-ji-thakur-wins-2752149/amp |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.dnaindia.com}}

|2019

|2024

|Member, Standing Committee on Railways (Two Terms)

|2019

|2024

|Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways (Two Terms)

|2021

|Present

|Special Invitee Member, BJP’s National Executive Committee

|2024

|Present

|Member of Parliament for Darbhanga (Loksabha Constituency). {{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Gopal Jee Thakur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Leading, Trailing |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/gopal-jee-thakur-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-leading-trailing-8918586.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}

|2024

|Present

|Whip of BJP(Ruling Party) in Lok Sabha

Electoral performance

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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=Abdul Bari Siddiqui|votes=3,18,689|percentage=33.02|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate||party=IND|candidate=Saguni Ray|votes=13,774|percentage=1.43|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Md. Mukhtar|votes=11,255|percentage=1.17|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the Above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=20,468|percentage=2.12|change=|}}

{{Election box majority|votes=2,67,979|percentage=27.77|change=|}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=9,65,510|percentage=58.35|change=+2.90|}}

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=2010=

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