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	\|constituency3=[[Indore-3_(~~Vidhan_Sabha_constituency~~)\|Indore-3]]		\|constituency3=[[Indore-3 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Indore-3]]
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	\|succeeded4=[[Sudarshan Gupta]]		\|succeeded4=[[Sudarshan Gupta]]
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Usha Thakur
| image = Usha Thakur 2.jpg
| caption = Usha in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|02|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place =[[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| residence =[[Indore]]
| office1 = [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Minister of Tourism, Culture and Adhyatm, Madhya Pradesh Government]]
| termstart1 = 2 July 2020
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 =[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| preceded1=[[Vijayalaxmi Sadho]],<br>[[Surendra Singh Baghel]]
| constituency2 = [[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mhow]]
| office2 = [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor2 = [[Kailash Vijayvargiya]]
| term_start2 = December 2018
| majority2 = 97,009 (49.86%)
| term_end =
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|term_start3=2013
|term_end3=December 2018
|succeeded3=[[Akash Vijayvargiya]]
|nationality=[[India|Indian]]
|constituency3=[[Indore-3_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Indore-3]]
|term_start4=2003
|term_end4=2008
|constituency4=[[Indore-1_(Vidhan_Sabha_constituency)|Indore-1]]
|succeeded4=[[Sudarshan Gupta]]
}}
'''Usha Thakur''' (born 3 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. She belongs to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She is the current Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MP cabinet expansion: 28 Ministers join Shivraj Singh Chouhan's team|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/mp-cabinet-expansion-28-ministers-join-shivraj-singh-chouhans-team20200702122010/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-i-dream-to-make-every-woman-self-reliant-bjp-candidate-usha-thakur-1919627|title=I dream to make every woman self-reliant: BJP candidate Usha Thakur |date=15 November 2013|website=Dnaindia.com|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>

==Controversies==
Usha Thakur courted controversy by supporting banning of Muslim youths from [[Navratri|Navratra]] [[Garba (dance)|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 ID (India)|voter IDs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140910/nation-current-affairs/article/garba-venues-should-only-allow-hindus-says-bjp-mla-usha-thakur|title=Garba venues should only allow Hindus, says BJP MLA Usha Thakur|date=10 September 2014|website=Deccanchronicle.com|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/keep-muslim-men-off-garba-venues-to-stop-love-jihad/|title=Keep Muslim men off garba venues to stop love jihad: BJP MLA|date=10 September 2014|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>

On 25 September 2015, she said that Muslims should sacrifice their sons instead of [[goat]]s if they value the [[qurbani]] festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sacrifice-your-sons-not-goats-bjp-mla/|title=Sacrifice your sons, not goats: BJP MLA to Muslims|date=26 September 2015|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{MadhyaPradesh-politician-stub}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thakur, Usha}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Indore]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Women in Madhya Pradesh politics]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Indore]]

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