Ram Nath Thakur

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ram Nath Thakur

• Ram Nath Thakur is an Indian politician who is also famous for being the son of Karpoori Thakur, an Indian politician who was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2024. He has been a member of Janata Dal (United) for more than 10 years. He has been an MLA in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, a Minister in several Bihar governments, and a Rajya Sabha MP.

• During his teenage years, he started participating in non-violent movement in the 1970s. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, Jai Prakash Narayan (popularly called Lok Nayak), and his father, Karpoori Thakur (popularly called Jan Nayak) have a major influence on his political vision.

  

• Until his father, Karpoori Thakur was alive, he did not contest any election or enter politics formally as his father against any sort of dynasty practice. After Thakur’s demise, he became a politician. ^[6]The Times of India

• In the 1990s, he became a Minister in the government of Bihar and later served as MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) for two terms in the Bihar Legislative Assembly between 2000 and 2010.

  

• In 2014, he became a Rajya Sabha MP (Member of Parliament of Upper House of the Indian Parliament) and was again re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2020.

  

• He used to play football and kabaddi when he was growing up.

• He also serves as the secretary of Prabhavati Ramdulari High School, Karpoori Gram, Samastipur, S.M.R. Charan Karpoori College, and Gokul Karpoori Phooleshwari College, Karpoori Gram, Samastipur, Bihar.