Ram Lal Thakur
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Ram Lal Thakur son of Paras Ram Thakur was born on 7 June 1951 in the village Ghial in Bilaspur district
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Bilaspur is a city and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 metres . It is hot in summer and cold in winters. It rains mostly in July to august .It lies near the reservoir of...

. He has done B.A., LL.B. and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Labour Welfare. He was educated at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...

. He married Kamlesh Thakur.

He has remained an active sportsperson and represented the state in Kabaddi 6 times at the national level and remained its captain thrice. He was the member of Himachal Pradesh University Sports Council. He was also the General Secretary of Central Students’ Association, Himachal Pradesh University. He was adjudged as the best National Cadet Corps
National Cadet Corps (India)
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 Cadet on All India level during Republic Day
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 Parade and also as the best cadet from Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
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 and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

 in 1971.

He also remained the General Secretary of-
  • Sports and Cultural Unit of Pradesh NSUI,
  • State Youth Congress since 1982


He was the President of Youth Congress in Bilaspur
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Bilaspur is a city and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 metres . It is hot in summer and cold in winters. It rains mostly in July to august .It lies near the reservoir of...

 from 1978 to 1982.

He got arrested during Jail Bharo Andolan of Congress Party in 1978. He is the member of All India Congress Committee.


He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh State Legislative Assembly
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 first in 1985 and was re-elected again in 1993, 1998 and 2003. He remained the chairman of PUC from 1994 to 1995. He was the Minister of State for Law, Youth Services and Sports, Ayurveda
Ayurveda
Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...

and local self Government from 1985 to 1990. He was also the Health Minister (at Cabinet Rank) from 1996 to 1998. He is working as Cabinet Minister for Industries, I.T. and Youth Services and Sports from March, 2003 onwards.
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