By Admin 
23 year old Maithili Thakur had joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday amid Bihar elections. Now she will contest elections from Alinagar assembly seat located in Darbhanga. Maithili Thakur is a famous folk singer. Maithili Thakur, born on 25 July 2000 in Madhubani, Bihar, father Ramesh Thakur is a music teacher. Maithili education was completed in Delhi.
Let us tell you what is the political equation of Alinagar assembly seat?
According to the 2011 census, 12.37 percent of the voters in Alinagar Assembly are Scheduled Caste. Apart from this, there are 58 thousand 419 Muslim voters on this seat. This seat was won by BJP’s Mishri Lal Yadav in the year 2020. There are more than 2 lakh 50 thousand voters on this seat in the 2020 elections.
Maithili has a childhood connection with Alinagar assembly seat, which was formed after delimitation in 2008. She is a resident of this place. After Muslims, there is a good number of Brahmins and Kurmi voters on this seat. In such a situation, BJP hopes that the voters will support Maithili.
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How has Maithili’s journey been so far?
Let us tell you that Maithili has two brothers, Rishabh and Ayachi. Maithili Thakur was fond of singing since childhood. He received music education from both his father and grandfather. From a young age he started taking training in classical and Maithili folk music. After many years of training, she established herself as a famous folk singer.
Maithili Thakur’s journey was not easy, her voice was rejected in the reality shows ‘Saregamapa Little Champs’ and ‘Indian Idol Junior’. After this, he won the title of first runner-up in the show ‘The Rising Star’ in 2017. At that time she was studying in 11th class.
Songs went viral on social media
After this his songs started becoming very viral on social media. She mostly sings bhajans. He has sung folk songs in many languages. Maithili Thakur’s devotion to Lord Rama is very popular.
The videos sung by him get millions of views. He was also honored by PM Modi in the National Creator Award held last year. During this time, Maithili Thakur had also shared a video of herself taking a selfie with him. 6.3 million people follow him on Instagram.
Maithili Thakur does her shows both in the country and abroad. According to a report, she charges Rs 5-7 lakh as fees for a show. It is said that after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, he had decided to boycott the film industry. That’s why she doesn’t sing film songs anymore.