Jai Ram Thakur | |
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| Leader of the Opposition Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Preceded by | Mukesh Agnihotri |
| 6th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 27 December 2017 – 11 December 2022 | |
| Governor | Acharya Devvrat Kalraj Mishra Bandaru Dattatreya Rajendra Arlekar |
| Preceded by | Virbhadra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Minister of Rural Development Government of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 9 July 2009 – 25 December 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
| Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Seraj |
| In office 1998–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Moti Ram |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Chachiot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1965 Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Dr. Sadhana Thakur |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence(s) | Village Tandi, P.O. & Tehsil Thunag Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh |
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Jai Ram Thakur (born 6 January 1965)[1] is an Indian politician, and was the Chief Minister of the state of Himachal Pradesh from 2017 to 2022. He is serving his sixth term as MLA in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, winning continuously since 1998 and has previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party Government of Himachal Pradesh. Thakur was the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj from 2009 to 2012. He is serving as Leader of opposition in current legislative assembly of the state. He is elected to Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district. He won his first election in the year 1998 from now delimited constituency of Chachiot (Seraj).[2]
- ^ "Personal Information-Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha". Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Who is Jairam Thakur – front runner for Himachal Pradesh CM post after Prem Kumar Dhumal's shock defeat". The Financial Express. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.