Savitri Thakur


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Savitri Thakur is an Indian politician from Dhar who belongs to Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

Savitri Thakur

Minister of State in Ministry of Women and Child Development
Assumed office
11 June 2024 [1]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMahendra Munjapara
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byChattar Singh Darbar
ConstituencyDhar
In office
1 September 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byGajendra Singh Rajukhedi
Succeeded byChhatar Singh Darbar
ConstituencyDhar
Personal details
Born1 June 1978 (age 46)
Kalikiray, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShri Tukaram Thakur
Children2
Residence(s)Dhamnod, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
OccupationAgriculturist

As of 16 December, 2016

Source: [1]

She contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Dhar seat in Madhya Pradesh.[2]

Savtri Thakur was elected from Dhar in 2024 Indian general election.[3]

School Chalo Abhiyan

In June 2024, during a visit to a government school in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, Thakur was unable to write the slogan 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' in Hindi, which raised questions pertaining to her educational qualifications and her competence as a Union Minister. [4]