13 Facts About Kshitij Thakur

Kshitij Thakur was born on 10 July 1983, in Virar area of Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

Kshitij Thakur completed an executive course in Real estate management from Harvard University.

Kshitij Thakur started his political career in 2009, contesting from Nallasopara constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after Vasai constituency was delimitated into Vasai, Nallasopara, and Boisar.

Kshitij Thakur's victory made him the youngest MLA from the state.

Kshitij Thakur secured 1,13,566 votes, while Naik received 59,067 votes, resulting in Kshitij Thakur's victory.

Kshitij Thakur won the 2009 and 2014 elections by a significant margin.

Kshitij Thakur secured the backing of Divya Salaskar, the daughter of late city police official Vijay Salaskar who died fighting during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack.

Kshitij Thakur won the election by a margin of 43,724 votes over Sharma.

In September 2020, on Teacher's Day, Kshitij Thakur launched the 'School at Home' campaign to bring education to the underprivileged areas of Palghar district, Mumbai.

Kshitij Thakur converted Viva College in Virar West and Viva Institute of Technology in Virar East, both run by his trust Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust, into quarantine and isolation centers.

In 2019, Kshitij Thakur received the Times Power Women and Men Award from The Times Group for his contributions to education, industry and infrastructure development, sports, healthcare, and employment generation in the Vasai-Virar Region of Maharashtra.

On 29 January 2012, Kshitij Thakur married Prachi Galvankar, his childhood sweetheart, in a mass wedding ceremony held in Virar, Maharashtra.

In March 2013, Kshitij Thakur was suspended from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for allegedly physically assaulting a police officer within the premises of the state assembly.