Anurag Thakur is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is best known for serving as junior finance minister and corporate affairs minister in the Narendra Modi government.
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Anurag Thakur was born on 24 October 1974 in Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (49 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He was educated at Dayanand Model School in Jalandhar, Punjab. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Doaba College, Jalandhar, in 1994. He has always been interested in sports, especially cricket. He has played cricket at the college level. This led to his inclusion in the Himachal Pradesh state team. In 2000, he was promoted to the chairmanship of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA). In 2000, he participated in the Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir. As HPCA president, he appointed himself selector for the Ranji Trophy cricket team; selectors have to play first-class cricket to qualify as selectors.
Anurag Thakur plays Ranji Trophy
He entered politics and was elected to Congress in 2008. Thakur is a four-time MP from Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh. He became the Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on May 22, 2016. Although he was sacked as BCCI president by the Supreme Court on January 2, 2017, in the wake of the controversy.
appearance
Height: 5′6″ (approximately)
Weight: 70kg (approx.)
Eye color: brown
Hair color: black
Anurag Thakur
family
Anurag Thakur was born into a Rajput family. His father Prem Kumar Dhumal was a politician and served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from 1998 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013. His mother Sheela Devi is a housewife. His brother Arun Singh Thakur is a businessman.
Anurag Thakur’s father Prem Kumar Dhumal
Anurag Thakur’s mother Sheila Devi
Anurag Thakur’s brother Arun Thakur
Anurag Thakur married Shefali Thakur. They have two sons Jaiaditya Thakur and Udayveer Thakur.
Anurag Thakur and wife Shefali Thakur
Anurag Thakur and his son Jaiaditya
Anurag Thakur and his son Udayvir Thakur
Profession
Anurag Thakur entered politics in 2008 after his father, Congress MP Prem Kumar Dhumal, was elected chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Anurag contested in a by-election from Hamirpur constituency and was elected as MP. In the 2009 general elections, he contested from Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency and won. In 2011, he was appointed president of the All-BJP. He is one of the youngest MPs and won the “Best Young MP Award” in 2011. In 2019, he received the Sansad Ratna Award for his outstanding performance as a parliamentarian.
Anurag Thakur wins Sansad Ratna award
He won consecutively from Hamirpur constituency in 2014 and 2019 general elections. On July 18, 2018, he was appointed as the chief whip of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Anurag Thakur was sworn in as the Narendra Modi government of the Union by President Ram Nath Kovind on May 30, 2019 Minister of State (MoS). On May 31, 2019, he was appointed as Junior Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister. On July 7, 2021, he was promoted to cabinet minister in Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle.
Anurag Singh Thakur sworn in as cabinet minister
He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh and won with 1,78,056 votes.
dispute
BCCI President’s Row
Anurag Thakur has been sacked as Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court appointed the Lodha Committee to decide whether government officials should be involved in sports administration bodies and give a detailed report. The Lodha committee, after submitting its final report, recommended to the court that politicians should not be involved in sports management. Following this, the Supreme Court sacked Anurag in January 2017 and asked him to resign as BCCI president. But Thakur refused to accept the verdict. After multiple hearings and debates, the court ordered Thakur to either step down and make an unconditional public apology to the Supreme Court or be arrested. Anurag issued an unconditional apology and resigned as BCCI president after receiving the order.
Anurag Thakur addresses the media after resigning as BCCI president
Vinesh Phogat charged for suppressing wrestler’s protest
Vinesh Phogat accuses Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur during the second phase of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar on May 3, 2023 Suppressing this and speaking out against the abuse of power by powerful people is challenging. She said,
We ended the protest after talking to the Union Sports Minister (Anurag Thakur) and all the athletes told him about the sexual harassment. He tried to suppress the matter by forming a committee. No action was taken at that time. ”
Criticized for speaking in parliament
In July 2024, Anurag made caste-based remarks like “Jiski Jaat Ka Pata Nahin, Woh Ganna Ki Baat Karta Hai” in the Lok Sabha, which was criticized by the opposition parties in the Lok Sabha. Thereafter, many parts of his speech were deleted from the parliamentary record at the insistence of the Congress party. However, the caste part of the speech was not removed. A privilege motion was also moved by the Government of India committee against Narendra Modi when he posted a link to Thakur’s full, uncensored speech on his social media account. Many sources claim that the caste issue was not mentioned in his speech as Thakur did not specifically address anyone and therefore there was no solid basis for eradicating the caste issue.
address
14 Jampath Road, New Delhi
car collection
Anurag Thakur owns a 2009 Hyundai Santro, which he drives.
Anurag Thakur drives Hyundai Santro
Assets and property
- Cash: Rs. 15 Lakers
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 30 Lakers
- Jewelry: 103 grams of gold worth Rs. 3 Lacs and a pistol worth Rs. 3 Lakers
- Agricultural Land: Value Rs. 19 Lacs of Tirlokpur, Himachal Pradesh
- Non-agricultural land: Land worth Rs 99 Cr in Himachal Pradesh
- Residential Building: Value Rs. Himachal Pradesh Palagpur Rs 1 Crore
Salary and Net Worth
Salary: Rs. 1 Lac + other allowances (as MP)
Net Worth: Rs. Rs 5.67 Crore (as of 2019)
fact
- He is the first cricketer to make his debut in first-class cricket after taking over as the president of the state cricket association.
- The international-class cricket stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, was made possible because of Anurag Thakur. As a member of Congress, he helped organize and build the stadium.
- His wife Shefali Thakur is the daughter of Gulab Singh Thakur, former Minister of Public Works Department of Himachal Pradesh and former Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Anurag Thakur’s wife Shefali Thakur
- Anurag Thakur is also the founder of Honor Our Women (HOW) Foundation. The initiative was established to raise awareness about issues that women suffer from every day, such as the safety and empowerment of more people. This is achieved by bringing in a variety of civil society stakeholders, celebrities, journalists and parliamentarians who can understand the issues and make a difference.
Anurag Thakur Honors Women’s Foundation
- On 16 July 2016, he was commissioned as a Territorial Army Officer. He is the first BJP MP to be appointed as an officer while serving as an MP.
Anurag Thakur appointed as Territorial Army officer
- He is said to be close to Amit Shah, Piyush Goyal and Arun Jaitley. He consults them regularly before taking any major decisions.
Anurag Thakur with Piyush Goyal and Arun Jaitley
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