Anurag Singh ThakurDOCKET NO. 15941

AGE

51

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Doaba College, Jalandhar (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

TERMS SERVED

5

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Businessman, cricket administrator; Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association President (4 terms from 2000); BCCI President May 2015–February 2017

DECLARED ASSETS

₹12.27 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

Son of Prem Kumar Dhumal, two-time Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (1998–2003, 2008–2012), who was Hamirpur MP before Anurag took over in 2008.

Anurag Singh Thakur served as Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and for Youth Affairs and Sports (2021–2024). First elected to the Lok Sabha in a May 2008 by-election from Hamirpur, he has been re-elected four times. He holds the rank of Captain in the Territorial Army (Sikh Regiment, commissioned 2016).

ATTENDANCE

91.7%

QUESTIONS ASKED

167

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

36

MPLADS UTILIZATION

10.8%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.96 Cr

SPENT

₹1.68 Cr

UNSPENT

₹13.28 Cr

UTILIZATION

11.2%

WORKS COMPLETED

33

WORKS RECOMMENDED

174

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 5 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Hamirpur will become North India's education and sports excellence hub with world-class facilities

   UNVERIFIED

   Infrastructure & Education · SOURCE: Tribune India / campaign messaging

2. 02. Completion of Una–Hamirpur railway link (estimated cost ₹6,800 crore; survey completed)

   UNVERIFIED

   Infrastructure · SOURCE: Tribune India

3. 03. Indoor stadium construction in every constituency of Himachal Pradesh

   UNVERIFIED

   Sports Infrastructure · SOURCE: Campaign messaging

4. 04. Youth empowerment through Hunar Se Shikhar program for skills training and financial independence

   UNVERIFIED

   Youth Affairs · SOURCE: Official messaging

5. 05. Grassroots sports talent identification via Sansad Khel Mahakumbh

   UNVERIFIED

   Sports · SOURCE: Official messaging

Case 1 (29-11-2013, ACB Dharamshala): Charges under IPC 420, 120B, 188; quashing petition pending in HP High Court with stay on investigation. Case 2 (03-10-2013, ACB Dharamshala): Charges under IPC 447, 147, 148; cancellation report pending with Special Judge. Case 3 (09-08-2011, Parliament Street, New Delhi): Charges under IPC 149, 186, 353, 323, 427; pending trial at Metropolitan Magistrate Patiala House. No convictions.

• 'Goli maaro' slogan at Delhi rally

  HIGH · ALLEGED

  At a BJP rally in Rithala, Delhi on 27 January 2020, Thakur chanted 'desh ke gaddaron ko', to which the crowd responded 'goli maaro saalon ko', which he encouraged. The Election Commission removed him from the BJP star campaigners list and imposed a 72-hour campaign ban.

  2020-01 · SOURCE: Election Commission of India / Outlook India / National Herald

• Supreme Court removal from BCCI presidency + contempt notice

  HIGH · ALLEGED

  The Supreme Court removed Thakur as BCCI President in January 2017 for defying Lodha Committee governance reforms, and issued a show-cause notice for contempt and perjury over an allegedly misleading affidavit regarding ICC correspondence. Thakur tendered an unconditional apology in July 2017 and the court dropped the proceedings.

  2017-01 · SOURCE: Supreme Court order / Al Jazeera / The Tribune

• [1] https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=8760
• [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anurag_Thakur
• [3] https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/lok-sabha-elections-2024-bjps-anurag-thakur-close-to-winning-from-himachals-hamirpur-for-5th-time-3049690
• [4] https://www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-delhi-polls-anurag-thakur-banned-from-campaigning-for-72-hours-parvesh-verma-for-96-hours-news-346468
• [5] https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2017/1/2/supreme-court-removes-anurag-thakur-as-cricket-chief
• [6] https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17-lok-sabha/anurag-singh-thakur
• [7] https://www.theprint.in/politics/assets-worth-rs-11-cr-including-a-pistol-a-rifle-what-anurag-thakurs-poll-affidavit-shows/2089153/