Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur (born 15 June 1963)[citation needed] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra.
She was a Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration[2] in Devendra Fadnavis Ministry.
Thakur is from Goregaon, Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra.
She studied Class 8 at Kudilal Govindram Sekseria Sarvadaya School and passed the examinations in 1977.
[3] Thakur made her electoral debut winning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections as a member in 1992 and she became a deputy mayor on 17 March 2007.