Career
Thakur started his political career in 1988 when elected the President of the Vasai Taluka Youth Congress. 2 years later in the Maharashtra State Assembly elections in 1990, he was elected Modern Language Association for Vasai-Virar from the Indian National Congress at the age of 29. A number of people in the constituency praise Thakur for solving their immediate problems, for example, water tankers are arranged by Thakur for people in his constituency who live in areas facing water shortage.
Despite having no legitimate role, he continues to control the election of the Thane Zilla Parishad and the Thane Zilla Company-operative bank.
As per his own affidavits filed as a candidate in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014, Thakur has 8 criminal cases against him (7 where charges are framed, 1 where cognizance is taken, 0 where convicted). He and his spouse have assets of over ₹100 crore (United States$15 million), and liabilities of over ₹18 crore (United States$27 million).
As of October 2014, Hitendra Thakur has over ₹19 crore (United States$28 million) of movable assets, over ₹71 crore (United States$11 million) of immovable assets, and over ₹12 crore (United States$18 million) of liabilities. On July 3, 2009, the Government of Maharashtra had issued a notification for inclusion of 53 villages in the newly formed Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation.
However 49 of the 53 villages had opposed the merger citing environmental and heritage issues and refused the move by forming the Gao Bachao Andolan Samiti under the guidance of Vivek Pandit, longtime opposition candidate of Hitendra Thakur.
