Jai Ram Thakur

Jai Ram Thakur (born 6 January 1965) is an Indian politician, and is the current leader of the opposition in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 2022. He was earlier served as Chief Minister of state. 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 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).

Early life and education Jai Ram Thakur was born to a Rajput farming family in Village- Tandi, Tehsil- Thunag of Mandi; he was fourth among five siblings – two sisters and three brothers. His father's name is Jhethu Ram who used to work as mason

Thakur who spent his childhood in acute poverty and they have two daughters. Sadhana is a doctor, born to a Kannadiga 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 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda while younger also got selected to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda in the year 2018.

Politics He was introduced to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad during his graduation ii) B.J.P. District Mandi 2000–03; Vice President State BJP, 2003–05; and President State Bhartiya Janata Party 2006–09. After BJP lost the 2022 legislative elections, Thakur resigned but was asked to continue in his post by the Governor until a new Chief Minister was selected. On 11 December, his successor Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took oath as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

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