Mahantha Thakur

Mahantha Thakur (Nepali: महन्थ ठाकुर; born 22 February 1941), is a Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party.^[3] He has served as minister in various ministries, including Ministry of Science and Technology while in Nepali Congress.^[4][5]

Mahantha Thakur
महन्थ ठाकुर
Thakur in 2021
President of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Preceded by	position created
Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives
In office 1991–1994
Preceded by	Mahendra Narayan Nidhi
President of the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party[1]
In office 2006–2017
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	position abolished
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2018
Preceded by	Ram Dayal Mandal
Constituency	Mahottari 3
In office May 1991 – May 2001
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Khomari Raya
Constituency	Sarlahi 5
Nominated Member of Constituent Assembly for Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born	(1941-02-22) 22 February 1941 (age 84)[2] Godaita, Sarlahi, Nepal
Party	Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (2021-present)
Other political affiliations	Nepali Congress (before 2006) Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (2006-2017) Rastriya Janata Party (2017-2020) People's Socialist Party (2020-2021)
Children	1 son and daughter
Education	Bachelor in Law
Alma mater	Tribhuvan University

Political career

Mahanta Thakur, who was born in Ekarahiya in Pipara village municipality of Mahottari, has left the Nepali Congress and entered the politics of Madhes as the president of TMLOP. Thakur's political background is Congress. His journey to the Congress began in 2016 BS with student politics. Leaving the Congress treasurer and science and technology minister, he entered the politics of Madhesh in 2064 BS.^{[6][better source needed]}

In the year 2026 BS, Thakur became the president of the Students' Union affiliated to the Nepali Congress. He is also a founding central member of the Nepal Students Association. He was arrested during his student days while protesting against King Mahendra's coup d'état.^{[7][better source needed]}

Thakur in India Visit as Agriculture Minister of Nepal

Mahanta's political journey started from Janakpur. Although his birthplace was Mahottari, his field of work was Sarlahi. He used to work as a lawyer in Sarlahi. As well as advocacy, so was political activism.^[8]

Thakur with Indian Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

He was elected from Sarlahi twice and was made Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Thakur does not own land or a home. In Kathmandu, he lives with his daughter.^{[6][better source needed]}

While staying in Sarlahi, Thakur's wife was injured when a stove exploded while she was cooking around 2045 BS. She died during the treatment. He was staying with his wife in a rental house in Sarlahi.^{[6][better source needed]}

Thakur had two children and his son died in an accident. At that time, he was a medical student in BPKIHS, Dharan. His daughter is the daughter in law of former minister and governor Umakanta Jha.^{[7][better source needed]}

Electoral history

2017 legislative elections

Mahottari-3
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Rastriya Janata Party Nepal	Mahantha Thakur	26,845
	CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)	Bijay Kumar Chaudhary	8,676
	Independent	Chandeshwar Jha	4,020
	Bahujan Shakti Party	Jogendra Mahato	1,884
	Nepal Federal Socialist Party	Yusuf Safi	1,241
	Others		2,196
Invalid votes			4,089
Result		RJPN gain
Source: Election Commission

1999 Nepalese General Election

Sarlahi-5
Candidate	Party	Votes	Remarks
Mahantha Thakur	Nepali Congress	11765	Elected
Ram Narayan Singh	Rashtriya Prajatantra Party	10860

1994 Nepalese General Election

Sarlahi-5
Candidate	Party	Votes	Remarks
Mahantha Thakur	Nepali Congress	13615	Elected
Nanda Lal Ray Yadav	Samyukta Janamorcha Nepal	9380

1991 Nepalese General Election

Sarlahi-5
Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Mahantha Thakur	Nepali Congress	–	Elected

See also

• Hridayesh Tripathi
• Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party
• Nepali Congress