CHIEF MINISTER Jai Ram Thakur Turns 56

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PALAMPUR : RAJESH SURYAVANSHI,

EDITOR-In-CHIEF & PUBLISHER

Mr. Jai Ram Thakur (born 6 January 1965) is an Indian politician, who is the 14th and the current Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He was elected the BJP legislative party leader on 24 December 2017 after the defeat of Chief Ministerial candidate of BJP, Prem Kumar Dhumal in the assembly elections held in November 2017.

He is a 5th time MLA in Himachal Pradesh Assembly winning continuously since 1998 and has previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government of Himachal Pradesh. He was the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj from 2009-2012. He is elected to Himachal Pradesh Assembly from Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district. He won his first election in the year 1998 from now delimited constituency of Chachiot (Seraj)

Born to a poor farming family in Tandi village of Mandi‘s Thunag area, Thakur was fourth among five siblings — two sisters and three brothers. His father’s name is Jethu Ram and mother’s name is Brikmu Devi. Jai Ram Thakur attained his primary education from Kurani School. Then he did graduation B.A from Vallabh Govt. Degree College Mandi, H.P, ( Passed out 1987). Latter he did Post- Graduation( M.A.) from Punjab University, Chandigarh.

Thakur is married to ABVP colleague Dr. Sadhana Thakur and they have two daughters. Sadhana is a doctor, born to a Kannada family in Jaipur and brought up there. The couple has two daughters. Both daughters are studying MBBS in Himachal Pradesh. Elder is already studying in RPGMC Tanda while younger got selected to SLBSGMC Ner Chowk in the year 2018.

He was introduced to the ABVP during his graduation at Vallabh Govt. College Mandi, and won first election under the flag of ABVP, beginning his long association with the student organization. He remained Joint Secretary, State ABVP, 1986; Organizing Secretary, ABVP (J&K), 1989–93; State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha; 1993–95; President: State Bhartiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha, ii) 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 has been renamed as Seraj. Remained Chairman, General Development Committee & Education Committee; and Vice-Chairman, State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.

Also remained Chairman, Rural Planning Committee and Member of various other House Committees before being inducted into Council of Minister as Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister on 09-07-2012.

Elected to the State Legislative Assembly for a consecutive fourth term in December, 2012. Currently he is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.