Son of Smt Sarita Thakur & late Shri Jagdish Thakur; born on 14th August, 1974 at Shimla; BA. (Hons.) (Political Science); Married to Smt. Pratibha; one son and two daughters; Horticulturist.
Being a grandson of the former Chief Minister late Thakur Ram Lal, entered into active politics of the State at a very young age.
Remained Member: Pradesh Youth Congress State Executive, 2000 to 2004, ii) HPCC from Jubbal-Kotkhai, 2002 to till date; and Secretary, HPCC, 2008 to 2011; and Member, Co-opted AICC, 2017.
Elected to the State Legislative Assembly in 2003 & 2012; and remained Chief Parliamentary Secretary from May 2013 to December 2017.
Re-elected to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha for third time in by-election held on 30th October, 2021.

Re-elected to 14th Legislative Assembly in December, 2022; and inducted into Council of Minister as Education Minister along with portfolio of Elementary Education, Higher Education, Technical Education, Vocational and Industrial Training on 8th  January, 2023.

Special Interest: Agriculture/horticulture, wild life, music and reading particularly cultural history of the Pradesh.

Languages Known: Hindi and English.

Sports: Chess & Football.