Karpoori Thakur
Karpoori Thakur | |
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| Leader of the opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 30 June 1980 – 12 February 1988 | |
| Chief Minister | Jagannath Mishra Chandrashekhar Singh Bindeshwari Dubey |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| 11th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 24 June 1977 – 21 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Ram Sunder Das |
| In office 22 December 1970 – 2 June 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Daroga Prasad Rai |
| Succeeded by | Bhola Paswan Shashtri |
| 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 5 March 1967 – 31 January 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha |
| Preceded by | Anugrah Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Sushil Kumar Modi |
| Minister of Education Government of Bihar | |
| In office 5 March 1967 – 31 January 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha |
| Preceded by | Satyendra Narayan Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Satish Prasad Singh |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Anwarul Haque |
| Succeeded by | Ram Jiwan Prasad |
| Constituency | Sonbarsa |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Singh |
| Constituency | Samastipur |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Devendra Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Yadav |
| Constituency | Phulparas |
| In office 1952–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency defunct |
| Constituency | Tajpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1924 |
| Died | 17 February 1988 (aged 64) |
| Party | Socialist Party, Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Janata Party, Lok Dal |
| Spouse | Phuleshwari devi |
| Children | Ram Nath Thakur (son) |
| Occupation | Freedom fighter, teacher, politician |
| Awards | Bharat Ratna (2024) |
Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who twice served as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar, first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak (transl. people's leader). On 26 January 2024, he was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the Government of India. This was announced by the President of India Draupadi Murmu on 23 January 2024.