Anurag Thakur
| Anurag Thakur | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Constituency | Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1974 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shefali Thakur |
| Residence | Samirpur, Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Doaba College, Jalandhar |
| Occupation | (ex-President) Board of Control for Cricket in India, (President), Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Member of Parliament |
Anurag Singh Thakur is a member of Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh in India. He is the son of Prem Kumar Dhumal, the former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He is third time MP. Member of 14, 15 and 16th Loksabha.He was first elected to Lok Sabha in May 2008 in a by poll as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. He won once again from Hamirpur representing BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He was elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in May 2016.On 29 July 2016 he became the first serving BJP Member of Parliament to become a regular commissioned Officer in the Territorial army.
Thakur was born on 24 October 1974 at Hamirpur. He is the eldest son of Prem Kumar Dhumal and Sheela Devi. He studied at Dayanand Model School, Jalandhar. He later completed his BA from Doaba College, Jalandhar.
In May 2008, Thakur succeeded his father when he was elected as Member of Parliament of India's 14th Lok Sabha from Hamirpur constituency. He was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009, and again re-elected in 2014 to the 16th Loksabha. Later, Thakur was appointed the president of the All India Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. Anurag Thakur led march from Kolkata to Lal Chowk in Srinagar under the banner of "Rashtriya Ekta Yatra" sponsored by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to unfurl the National Flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on 26 January 2011.
Thakur is a 3rd time elected Member of Parliament (LS) from the Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh—Member of Parliament (M.P) – 16th Lok Sabha (Won by a record margin) (Hamirpur,HP). Thakur is one of the youngest Parliamentarians in India today and received the Best Young Parliamentarian Award in 2011.
Thakur played a Ranji trophy match against Jammu & Kashmir in November 2000 when he was the president of HPCA and appointed himself as the chairman of selectors of HPCA Ranji trophy cricket team. He has assisted in the creation of the International Level Cricket Stadium at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. He has played one match in first-class cricket representing Himachal Pradesh and leading the team as captain in a match against Jammu and Kashmir in the 2000/2001 season. Jammu and Kashmir won by 4 wickets.
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