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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Charangsing Thakur
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| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 26 November 2024
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| predecessor = [[Anil Deshmukh]]
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| constituency = [[Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Katol]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|09|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| other_party = [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)]]
| occupation = Politician
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'''Charansing Babulalji Thakur''' (born 1 September 1959)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Charansing Babulalji Thakur(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KATOL(NAGPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Maharashtra2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=969 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Maharashtra]]. He is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from [[Katol Assembly constituency]] in [[Nagpur district]]. He won the [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Assembly Election 2024: Katol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Chunav Results, Vote Share News in Hindi {{!}} काटोल विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024 - AajTak |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/assembly-chunav/maharashtra/katol-assembly-result-13048 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Thakur is from [[Katol]], Nagpur district, Maharashtra. He is the son of Babulal Mehtapsing Thakur. He studied Class 12 and passed the examinations conducted by the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, [[Nagpur]], in 1988.<ref name=":0" />

==Political career==

Charansing Thakur is a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation.
Thakur won from Katol Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He polled 104,338 votes and defeated his nearest rival and former home minister, Anil Deshmukh's son Salil of the [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|Nationalist Congress Party (SP)]], by a margin of 38,816 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Assembly Election Results 2024: Katol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/maharashtra/katol-constituency-result-13048 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2024 |title=Live: Katol Election Results 2024 {{!}} Maharashtra Election Results {{!}} Elections 2024 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024/katol |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Election Result 2024 LIVE: Charansing Babulalji Thakur of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/katol-election-result-2024-live-leading-winner-mla-9129992.html |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, in the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]], he lost to [[Anil Deshmukh]] of the [[Nationalist Congress Party]], by a margin of 17,057 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Constituency Election Results 2024: Katol Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/maharashtra/constituency-show/katol |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Assembly Election Results 2024: Katol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/maharashtra/katol-constituency-result-13048 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katol Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Katol Assembly Election Latest News & Updates |url=https://news.abplive.com/maharashtra-election/katol-assembly-election-result-2019-48.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

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