Anurag Thakur
| Anurag Thakur | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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Assumed office 2008 | |
| 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 | Politician, President (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association), Secretary (BCCI) |
Anurag Singh Thakur is a member[1] 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 Honorary Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in January 2015.[2]
Early life and education
Anurag Thakur was born on 24 October 1974 at Hamirpur. He is the eldest son of Prem Kumar Dhumal and Sheela Devi.[3] He studied at Dayanand Model School, Jalandhar. He later completed his BA from Doaba College, Jalandhar.
Political career
In May 2008, Thakur succeeded his father when he was elected as Member of Parliament of India for14 Loksabha 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.[4][5] Anurag Thakur Successfully 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.
Cricket career
Thakur 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.[6]
Cricket administrator
He is the current President of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. Early on in his administrative tenure, he gained fame for possibly being the first cricketer to have made his first-class debut after taking over as the president of the state cricket association. This debut was his one and only first-class cricket match.[6] This experience in first-class cricket enabled his induction into the BCCI national junior selection committee, satisfying the condition that only first-class players could be national selectors.[7]
Thakur has continued to rise up the ranks to the position of Honorary Secretary for BCCI.[2]
Personal life
He is married to Shefali Thakur, daughter of Gulab Singh Thakur, former Public Works Department minister in the government of Himachal Pradesh, on 27 November 2002.
References
- ↑ Anurag Singh Thakur, Homepage Lok Sabha website. Archived 7 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "Joint Secretary of BCCI". Archived from the original on 22 December 2011.
- ↑ Nora Chopra (20 November 2011). "Anurag or Varun for UP? BJP cannot make up its mind". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ ECI Winners List Himachal Pradesh Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lok Sabha Members Himachal Pradesh
- 1 2 "Anurag Thakur". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Who is Anurag Thakur?". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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