Karpoori Thakur Prime minister

Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician from the Bihar state. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak (Hindi for "the people's leader"). He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from December 1970 to June 1971 (Socialist Party/Bharatiya Kranti Dal), and from December 1977 to April 1979 (Janata Party).

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 24, 1924
Birth place
Bihar , Samastipur district , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathFebruary 17, 1988

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Politician

office
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Education Minister of Bihar
party
Janata Party
Bharatiya Kranti Dal
Socialist Party (India)
successor

Prime minister

FromMarch 05, 1967
ToJanuary 31, 1968

Karpoori Thakur on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://education.nic.in/cd50years/g/12/1L/121L0101.htm
  2. http://jktlawcollege.org
  3. http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2010/stories/20030523006101000.htm
  4. http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/K/KARPOORI%20THAKUR