Jai Ram Thakur is an Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. He has been elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly five times. He formerly worked as a cabinet minister for the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party administration. From 2009 until 2012, Thakur served as the ministry’s minister for Panchayati raj and rural development. He represents the Mandi district’s Seraj Assembly constituency in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Let’s check out Jai Ram Thakur’s Wiki, Age, Height, Political Career, Family, Wife, Biography & More.
Jai Ram Thakur Wiki/Bio:
Real Name: | Jai Ram Thakur |
Date of Birth: | 06 Jan 1965 |
Birthplace: | Tandi Village, Mandi, HP |
Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Politician |
Religion: | Hinduism |
Marital Status: | Married |
Jai Ram Thakur Age, Height, Weight:
Age: | 57 Years (As of 2022) |
Height: | 5Ft 9in |
Weight: | 85 Kg |
Jai Ram Thakur Education:
School: | A Government Primary School, Tandi Village, Mandi, HP |
College: | Vallabh Govt. Degree College Mandi, H.P Punjab University, Chandigarh |
Jai Ram Thakur Political Career:
He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad during his graduation from Vallabh Government College Mandi. He won his first election under the ABVP’s banner, starting a long association with the group.
He remained Joint Secretary, State ABVP, 1986;[5] Organizing Secretary, ABVP (J&K), 1989–93; State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha; 1993–95; President: State Bhartiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha, B.J.P. District Mandi 2000–03; Vice President State BJP, 2003–05; and President State Bhartiya Janata Party 2006–09.
Elected to State Legislative Assembly in 1998, and re-elected in 2003 and 2007 from Chachiot Assembly Constituency which after the delimitation was renamed as “Seraj”.
He was appointed to the Council of Ministers in 2009 and assigned the responsibility for Panchayati raj and rural development. Before being sworn in as the Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister in the Council of Ministers on July 9, 2012, he continued to serve as Chairman of the Rural Planning Committee and Member of numerous other House Committees.
He is now the 14th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and the first from the Mandi district to hold the position.
Jai Ram Thakur Family:
Father: | Late Jethu Ram Thakur |
Mother: | Bikramu Devi |
Brothers: | Biri Singh, Anant Ram, Veer Singh |
Sisters: | Purnu Devi, Anu Thakur |
Jai Ram Thakur Wife:
He is married to ABVP colleague Dr. Sadhana Thakur and they have two daughters. Sadhana is a doctor who was raised in Jaipur and was born into a Kannadiga family. The couple has two daughters. Both daughters are studying MBBS in Himachal Pradesh.