Jai Ram Thakur

Jai Ram Thakur
Leader of the Opposition Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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
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
Incumbent
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	(1965-01-06) 6 January 1965 (age 59) 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
Alma mater	Vallabh Government College, Mandi Panjab University, Chandigarh

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]