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'''Makkan Singh Raj Thakur''' (born 1971) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]] state. He is an MLA from [[Ramagundam Assembly constituency]] in [[Peddapalli district]]. He represents [[Indian National Congress]] and won the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramagundam assembly election results 2023: Ramagundam Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana/ramagundam-assembly-result-29023 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=english |title=Ramagundam Election Result 2023 Live, Ramagundam Elections Vote Counting, Telangana Results 2023 {{!}} ABP News |url=https://news.abplive.com/electionselections/telangana-assembly-election-2023/telangana-ramagundam-constituency-23.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Thakur is from [[Ramagundam]], Peddapalli district. His father is Kishan Singh. He studied until class 12, and passed his Secondary School Certificate in 1983 at [[Zilla Parishad High School]], Ramagundam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Makkan Singh Raj Thakur(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAMAGUNDAM(PEDDAPALLI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Telangana2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=281 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Thakur won from [[Ramagundam Assembly constituency]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] in the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]]. He polled 92,227 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Korukanti Chandar|Korukanti Chandar Patel]] of [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]], by a huge margin of 56,794 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Ramagundam Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/ramagundam-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687810.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramagundam Constituency Election Results 2023: Ramagundam Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/constituency-show/ramagundam |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramagundam Assembly Election Results 2023: Ramagundam Telangana Election Schedule, Vote share and Results |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/telangana-assembly-election/ramagundam-constituency/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

Raj Thakur Was appointed as [[Peddapalli district|Peddapalli]] District Congress Committee (DCC) President on 22 November 2025.<ref name="Congress appoints new DCC presidents">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=22 November 2025 |title=Congress appoints new DCC presidents |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-dcc-presidents-appointed/article70312095.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123141109/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-dcc-presidents-appointed/article70312095.ece |archive-date=23 November 2025 |access-date=23 November 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028]]

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GordonCoulston at 14:53, 28 April 2026