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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hitendra Thakur
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| alt =
| office = President, [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi]]
| term_start = 2008
| term_end =
| predecessor = ''Office established''
| successor =
| office1 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = October 2014
| term_end1 = 23 November 2024
| predecessor1 = Vivek Pandit
| successor1 = [[Sneha Pandit]]
| constituency1 = [[Vasai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vasai]]
| term_start2 = March 1990
| term_end2 = October 2009
| predecessor2 = Gonsalves Dominic John
| successor2 = Vivek Pandit
| constituency2 = [[Vasai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vasai]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Virar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi]]
| relations = Jayendra alias "Bhai" Thakur (Brother)
| spouse = Pravina Thakur
| residence = Thakur Niwas, Virar
| children = [[Kshitij Thakur]], [[Uttung Hitendra Thakur|Uttung Thakur]], Shikhar Thakur
| alma_mater = Vartak college, [[Vasai]]
| profession = Politician
| religion =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| website = http://hitendrathakur.com
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] {{small|(1990-1995)}}
}}
'''Hitendra Vishnu Thakur''' (born 3 October 1961) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Virar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He is the president of [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]], political party in the [[Vasai-Virar]] region of Maharashtra, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bahujanvikasaghadi.com/index.html|title=Bahujan Vikas Aghadi ( BVA )|website=www.bahujanvikasaghadi.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-17}}</ref> He was the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] for [[Vasai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in [[Palghar district]] of [[Maharashtra]]. His family controls the Viva Group of Companies and Viva Trust which owns the Viva College located in Virar{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}.

==Political life==

Hitendra Thakur started his political career in 1988 when he was elected the Vasai Taluka Youth Congress president. Two 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 political party named Vasai Vikas Mandal which was changed to [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]] and won 3 subsequent elections as well.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/17/stories/2004101704141000.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031104820/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/17/stories/2004101704141000.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 October 2004 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Candidates with underworld links win | date=17 October 2004}}</ref>

His political party, [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi|Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (BVA)]] currently holds the majority in the [[Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation|Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation]] (VVMC), Vasai Taluka Panchayat Samiti and various Gram Panchayats in the region. As such he helped Vasant Davkhare get the post of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council three times and [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] (a Bollywood star and a close friend) win the Mumbai North seat in 2004 General elections.<ref>{{cite web|author=Prachi Jatania/Express News Service |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=30172 |title=He's the reason why Govinda could win |publisher=Express India |date=2004-04-09 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> In 2024 general assembly election he lost to Sneha Pandit by a margin of 3275 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra Assembly Election Results: Major Setback For BVA As BJP's Sneha Dube Pandit Snatches Vasai Seat |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-assembly-election-results-major-setback-for-bva-as-bjps-sneha-dube-pandit-snatches-vasai-seat |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Thakur was born on 3 October 1961 in [[Virar]], district [[Palghar]] (formerly [[Thane]] district) in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] in a middle-class Hindu family hailing originally from Palghar {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}. He did his schooling in [[Virar]] and later graduated from the [[Vartak College]] in [[Vasai]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}. While studying in the Vartak College, Vasai, he was elected to the post of general secretary of the student council{{Citation needed|date=February 2013}}.

In mid-2009 his elder son, [[Kshitij Thakur]] won [[Nala Sopara|Nalasopara]] seat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Atalye|first=Sudhaanshu|date=2009-10-23|title=It's Thakur junior in Nalasopara Vasai Virar now|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-it-s-thakur-junior-in-nalasopara-now-1301947|access-date=2021-01-25|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> His wife Pravina Thakur became the first female [[Mayor of Vasai-Virar]] after his party swept the [[Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation]] polls by winning 106 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bahujanvikasaghadi.com/press_release.aspx|title=Press Release Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi ( BVA )}}</ref>

==Controversies==

On 3 July 2009, the [[Government of Maharashtra]] issued a notification for the inclusion of 53 villages in the newly formed [[Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation]]. However, 49 of the 53 villages had opposed the merger citing environmental and heritage issues and refused the move by forming the Gao Bachao Andolan Samiti under the guidance of Vivek Pandit, longtime opposition candidate of Hitendra Thakur. Thakur had allegedly influenced the police to arrest and assault Vivek Pandit for the same.<ref>{{cite web|author=observer |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vasaivirar-civic-body-not-a-good-idea-say/491940/ |title=Vasai-Virar civic body not a good idea, say villagers |publisher=Indian Express |date=2009-08-31 |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016215321/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/vasai-residents-beat-up-mla-hitendra-thakur/article1-442019.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=My Neta |url=http://myneta.info/mah2004/candidate.php?candidate_id=61|title=HITENDRA VISHNU THAKUR(Independent(IND)):Constituency- VASAI(District1) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |publisher=MyNeta.info}}</ref>

==Criminal cases and financial assets==

His candidate affidavits filed as a candidate in the [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]], show that 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 {{INRConvert|100|c}}, and liabilities of over {{INRConvert|18|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/index.php?action=show_candidates&constituency_id=288|title = Maharashtra election 2014. List of candidates in Vasai constituency.|publisher = National Election Watch; Association for Democratic Reforms.|website = www.myneta.info|accessdate = 19 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="myneta.info">{{cite web|url = http://myneta.info/maharashtra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1855|title = Maharashtra election 2014. Profile of Hitendra Vishnu Thakur (winner, Vasai constituency).|publisher = National Election Watch; Association for Democratic Reforms|website = www.myneta.info|accessdate = 19 October 2014}}</ref>

As of October 2014, Hitendra Thakur has over {{INRConvert|19|c}} of movable assets, over {{INRConvert|71|c}} of immovable assets, and over {{INRConvert|12|c}} of liabilities. His wife has over {{INRConvert|3|c}} of movable assets, over {{INRConvert|4|c}} immovable assets, and over {{INRConvert|6|c}} of liabilities.<ref name="myneta.info"/>

==Further reading==
* [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19940815-administrative-delay-allows-tada-detainee-hitendra-thakur-to-get-away-809512-1994-08-14 Administrative delay allows TADA detainee, Hitendra Thakur to get away]
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/suresh-dube-murder-tada-court-acquits-don-bhai-thakur/articleshow/100486901.cms TADA Acquits Thakur]

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Bahujan Vikas Aghadi politicians]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1990–1995]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:People from Thane district]]
[[Category:People from Virar]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]

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