Usha Thakur
Usha in 2013
Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh Government
In office 2 July 2020 -2023
Chief Minister	Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Ministry and Departments	Tourism Culture & Adhyatm
Preceded by	Vijayalaxmi Sadho Surendra Singh Baghel
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2018
Preceded by	Kailash Vijayvargiya
Constituency	Mhow
Majority	97,009 (49.86%)
In office 2013 – December 2018
Succeeded by	Akash Vijayvargiya
Constituency	Indore-3
In office 2003–2008
Succeeded by	Sudarshan Gupta
Constituency	Indore-1
Personal details
Born	Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Indore

Usha Thakur is an Indian politician and a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. ^[1]

Early life and education

Usha Thakur was born in Indore in an average middle-class family. She developed interest in poetry and Hindi literature from childhood and later pursued an M.A. in History. She also sings Bhajan in religious ceremonies and is very vocal on her views on women. ^[2]

Controversies

Usha Thakur courted controversy by supporting banning of Muslim youths from Navratra Garba venues, alleging that Muslim youths court Hindu girls with a ploy to convert them to Islam. She also urged all the garba organizers in her constituency to verify the identities of all the entrants using their voter IDs. ^{[3] [4]}

On 25 September 2015, she said that Muslims should sacrifice their sons instead of goats if they value the qurbani festival. ^[5]

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