Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur

Indian politician
Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur
Minister of Women and Child Development
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Preceded byPankaja Munde
Succeeded byAditi Tatkare
Guardian minister of Amravati District Government of Maharashtra
In office
9 January 2020 – 29 June 2022
ConstituencyTeosa
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
(2009-2014), (2014-2019), (2019 – 2024)
Preceded bySahebrao Tatte
Succeeded byRajesh Shriramji Wankhade
ConstituencyTeosa
Personal details
Born (1974-05-17) 17 May 1974 (age 51)
PartyIndian National Congress
Websiteyashomatithakur.in

Yashomati Thakur is a politician from the Indian National Congress. She was the Guardian minister of Amravati District Government of Maharashtra 2020-2022 and was member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, where she represented the Teosa Assembly Constituency.

Yashomati Thakur was appointed AICC Secretary for the congress party affairs in the Karnataka state. She was appointed AICC secretary for Amravati, Maharashtra.[1]

Yashomati Thakur won for the third consecutive time from the Teosa assembly; before her, her father represented same constituency multiple times.

She was sworn in as Cabinet Minister in Uddhav Thackeray led Mahavikas Aghadi Government. She was also the guardian minister of Amravati district.

On 21 November 2025, independent Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana claimed that Thakur would join the Bharatiya Janata Party within the next six months.[2]

Criminal Case(s)

2012 Assault Case

A sessions court in Amravati on October 15 convicted Ms Thakur, who is the state's women and child development minister, and three others including her driver, in the case and sentenced them to three months imprisonment.[1]

Vidhansabha Talika President 2019

She was appointed Vidhansabha Talika President on 16 December 2019 by Nana Patole for winter session of Maharashtra Assembly held in Nagpur Vidarbha.

References

  1. ^ "Indian National Congress website: press release regarding appointment as AICC Secretary, 31 March 2018". Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.uniindia.com/yashomati-thakur-likely-to-join-bjp-in-6-months-claims-mla-ravi-rana/west/news/3649792.html
  • Yashomati Thakur's official website
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