Karpoori Thakur was an Indian politician from the Bihar state.
15 Facts About Karpoori Thakur
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Karpoori Thakur served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from December 1970 to June 1971, and from December 1977 to April 1979.
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Karpoori Thakur was born in the Nai caste to Gokul Thakur and Ramdulari Devi at Pitaunjhia village in Samastipur District of Bihar.
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Karpoori Thakur was influenced by nationalistic ideas as a student, and joined the All India Students Federation.
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Karpoori Thakur became a member of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 1952 from Tajpur constituency as a Socialist Party candidate.
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Karpoori Thakur was a votary of Hindi language, and as the education minister of Bihar, he removed English as the compulsory subject for the matriculation curriculum.
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Karpoori Thakur served as a minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, before becoming the first non-Congress socialist Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970.
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Karpoori Thakur resigned and Das became the Chief Minister of Bihar on 21 April 1979.
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When Janata Party split in July 1979, Karpoori Thakur sided with the outgoing Charan Singh faction.
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Karpoori Thakur was elected from Samastipur to Bihar Vidhan Sabha as Janata Party candidate in 1980 elections.
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Karpoori Thakur's party changed its name to Bharatiya Lok Dal later, and Thakur was elected to Bihar Vidhan Sabha as its candidate in 1985 election from Sonbarsa constituency.
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Karpoori Thakur passed away before this Vidhan Sabha could complete its term.
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Karpoori Thakur introduced reservation for the backward classes in the Government jobs, in 1978.
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Karpoori Thakur won by the margin of 65000 votes, defeating Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav of INC.
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Karpoori Thakur is called a mentor to the prominent Bihari leaders such as Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, Devendra Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar.