Original source
Vacancies in Central Government and its PSUs
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
Ram Nath Thakur
Ram Nath Thakur is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar.
Party in the cited recordJanata Dal (United)
Listed as sitting in the official Parliament roster
Original source image; no generated face.
EXPLORE THIS PROFILEThe person ↗0 indexed proceedings ↗852 published questions ↗5 media references ↗
Counts refer to records available in this explorer; they are not lifetime totals or performance scores.
EXPLORE THEIR PUBLIC RECORD
What would you like to know?
Search the references connected to Ram Nath Thakur.
The reference behind this match
You arrived from an issue search. This is the matching published reference; the full profile and source collections continue below.
At a glance
A life in the public record
Trace the documented milestones behind the public office. Every entry leads to its source; gaps in the chronology remain open for research.
- 19503 March 1950
early life Born
Date of birth as published in the institutional biography.
Read the source ↗ - 1988May 1988 - Feb. 2000
public service Member, Bihar Legislative Council
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 1990March 1990 - March 1995
public service Minister, Department of Sugarcane Industries
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2000March 2000 - Nov. 2010
public service Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2005Nov. 2005 - Nov. 2010
public service Cabinet Minister, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Law, Information and Public Relations
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014April 2014
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Aug. 2014 - May 2019, July 2019 - April 2020 and July 2022 - Oct. 2023
public service Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - May 2019 and Sept. 2019 - April 2020
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2014Sept. 2014 - May 2019 Sept. 2019 - April 2020 and June 2021 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2018Sept. 2018 - May 2019
public service Member, Committee on Defence
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Oct. 2019 - April 2020 and Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2023
public service Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Nov. 2019 - April 2020 and March 2021 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020April 2020
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020July 2020-April 2021
public service Member, House Committee
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020July 2020-Sept. 2021
public service Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2020Nov. 2020 - June 2024
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021April 2021 - Nov. 2022
public service Member, Committee on Ethics
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021July 2021 -June 2024
public service Member, General Purposes Committee
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021Dec. 2021 - Aug. 2022
public service Member, Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2023Sept. 2023 - June 2024
public service Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 20249 June 2024 onwards
public service Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 20262026-02-23
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Publisher reference: NDA eyes Bihar Rajya Sabha sweep: JD(U) set to retain Ram Nath Thakur; BJP names unclear This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 2026April 2026
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Committee on Petitions
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗
No milestones in this category have been documented here yet.
Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Ram Nath Thakur’s date of birth as 3 March 1950. The birthplace is recorded as Karpoori Gram, Samastipur, Bihar.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: Intermediate (Arts) Educated at G.K.P. College, Samastipur, L.N.M. University, Darbhanga, Bihar. The professional background is listed as Agriculturist.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is May 1988 - Feb. 2000: Member, Bihar Legislative Council. A later recorded entry is April 2026: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term). This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- Intermediate (Arts) Educated at G.K.P. College, Samastipur, L.N.M. University, Darbhanga, (Bihar) Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- Intermediate (Arts) Educated at G.K.P. College, Samastipur, L.N.M. University, Darbhanga, Bihar Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Carried forward the movement initiated by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan and Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur for empowering the under privileged with a vision of an equitable society and by making the democracy more representative; was jailed a dozen times during non-violent movement Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- May 1988 - Feb. 2000
Member, Bihar Legislative Council
Source ↗ - March 1990 - March 1995
Minister, Department of Sugarcane Industries
Source ↗ - March 2000 - Nov. 2010
Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Source ↗ - Nov. 2005 - Nov. 2010
Cabinet Minister, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Law, Information and Public Relations
Source ↗ - April 2014
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Aug. 2014 - May 2019, July 2019 - April 2020 and July 2022 - Oct. 2023
Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - May 2019 and Sept. 2019 - April 2020
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Source ↗ - Sept. 2014 - May 2019 Sept. 2019 - April 2020 and June 2021 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing
Source ↗ - Sept. 2018 - May 2019
Member, Committee on Defence
Source ↗ - Oct. 2019 - April 2020 and Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2023
Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Source ↗ - Nov. 2019 - April 2020 and March 2021 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - April 2020
Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - July 2020-April 2021
Member, House Committee
Source ↗ - July 2020-Sept. 2021
Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
Source ↗ - Nov. 2020 - June 2024
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Source ↗ - April 2021 - Nov. 2022
Member, Committee on Ethics
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Committee on Petitions
Source ↗ - July 2021 -June 2024
Member, General Purposes Committee
Source ↗ - Dec. 2021 - Aug. 2022
Member, Joint Committee on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Source ↗ - Sept. 2023 - June 2024
Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Source ↗ - 9 June 2024 onwards
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Source ↗ - April 2026
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗
Positions retain the periods printed in the source. An open-ended entry does not independently establish a current appointment.
What the record says about participation
Reporting period & scope
Data corresponds to the period from 01-06-2009 to 13-08-2026.
Attendance
Source ↗Debate participations
Source ↗Questions asked
Source ↗Private member bills introduced
Source ↗Participation counts describe recorded activity, not overall effectiveness. Debate participation may include associations. Compare only equivalent reporting periods and roles.
Explore questions, debates, attendance, Bills and committee records on Sansad ↗
The record over time
Explore the distribution of dated entries in this collection. These are source-reference counts, not lifetime activity, attendance or effectiveness scores.
QuestionsProceedings
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Read the exact counts and scope
| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51 | 0 |
| 2015 | 74 | 0 |
| 2016 | 114 | 0 |
| 2017 | 86 | 0 |
| 2018 | 98 | 0 |
| 2019 | 98 | 0 |
| 2020 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021 | 57 | 0 |
| 2022 | 117 | 0 |
| 2023 | 107 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
Question and proceeding registers may cover different periods. Clubbed questions and associations retain their attribution notes in the records below.
What’s in the parliamentary record?
Start with an issue you care about. These counts describe the source records in this collection. They do not measure policy impact or establish the representative’s personal priorities.
Questions by ministry
The party, the seat & the mandate
The electoral mandate
The election result and service history above show the seat, term and available archived vote record. A historical election result does not establish a current party affiliation or appointment.
Explore the election & service record →Party platform vs. personal action
A party manifesto sets out collective election commitments. A representative’s questions, speeches and committee work provide a separate record of their activity. A proposal or announcement is not proof of delivery. National and state election platforms have distinct cycles.
Explore the party’s election history & source notes →
A verified party manifesto has not been linked to this profile. Party identity is displayed without inventing policy positions or individual pledges.
Debates & proceedings
Go beyond the participation total. Explore the subjects raised, the type of proceeding and the original parliamentary record. An indexed proceeding can include a written or laid matter, association, committee report or Bill discussion; it is not automatically an individual speech.
Official name-indexed proceedings within the published current-term year range (2026-2032). Shared proceedings can include associations. Earlier name-only matches are retained privately for identity review; missing records do not mean no activity.
No verified records are currently published in this explorer. Check the original institution; missing data does not mean no participation.
Questions & answers
Follow the questions put to ministries and open the published question-and-answer document. Starred questions seek oral answers; unstarred questions receive written answers. Registers can include clubbed references to a shared main question; those entries identify the member named on that record. These records describe parliamentary scrutiny, not a rating of the representative.
Member-linked archive; may span several terms · Records dated 2014-07-09 to 2024-02-09
Original source
Trains affected due to fog
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Original source
Distribution of appointment letters by the Prime Minister
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Original source
Unemployment rate in the country
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Original source
Backlog OBC and SC, ST vacancies in Universities
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Original source
Organized crime using mobile phones from jails
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Original source
Increase in internal and external debt of the country
Written-answer question: open the document for the ministry’s response.
About this record
Member-ID question register; may include earlier terms
Page 1 of 142
In the media
Explore dated reporting from national and regional publishers. Headlines belong to the named publisher. Publisher-index entries are discovery references; the full article has not necessarily been independently reviewed here. Open the report for context and any later updates.
A bounded search of national and regional publisher-index metadata. Publication dates are retained. This is not an exhaustive media archive or a claim that every full article or channel was reviewed.
Publisher index
NDA eyes Bihar Rajya Sabha sweep: JD(U) set to retain Ram Nath Thakur; BJP names unclear
Publisher index
Who is Ram Nath Thakur? JP Nadda's meeting with JDU MP sparks Vice Presidential buzz
Publisher index
"'Khatara Aadmi' appointed 3.65 lakh teachers", says Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur, defends Bihar CM
Publisher index
Bihar's Ram Nath Thakur takes oath as member in Modi's Union cabinet
Publisher index
Bharat Ratna recipient Karpoori Thakur’s son Ram Nath becomes central minister
Page 1 of 1
A practical guide to the evidence
Questions are scrutiny
Open the original answer to see the ministry’s response. A question can have several members attached to it. Counts can differ across publishers and reporting periods.
How parliamentary questions work ↗Funds & local work
Under MPLADS, MPs recommend eligible works. District authorities sanction and implement them. Recommendations, sanctions, expenditure and completed projects are different stages.
MPLADS official records & guidelines ↗Legal & financial disclosures
Election affidavits are dated self-declarations. Declared cases are not convictions; declared assets are not current wealth. Court outcomes need their own dated records and identity checks.
Explore sourced election records →Help improve this profile
Missing information is shown as unavailable. Share a precise source and the field that needs correcting so the evidence can be reviewed.
Suggest a sourced correction →Reach the published office contact
- Delhi correspondence address
- 301, Swarna Jayanti Sadan Deluxe, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi 110001 Source ↗
- Permanent correspondence address in official biography
- Vill + Post - Karpoori Gram, Dist - Samastipur, Bihar 848129 Source ↗
Contact details are those published by the cited institution for this public representative. Confirm them on the source before writing or visiting. This website does not forward messages.
Documents & connected records
The original representative record
Follow the institution’s biography or directory listing.
Read the official / original record ↗Election history & constituency context
Explore election results for the area. Election winners and current office holders are separate records.
Browse the election archive ↗Get to know the person.
Direct answers from the cited biography and public records. Follow each reference for its full context.
What education is recorded for Ram Nath Thakur?
Intermediate (Arts) Educated at G.K.P. College, Samastipur, L.N.M. University, Darbhanga, Bihar.
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Ram Nath Thakur?
Agriculturist.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Ram Nath Thakur?
May 1988 - Feb. 2000: Member, Bihar Legislative Council. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
Read the supporting source ↗Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?
Ram Nath Thakur is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Bihar. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
Read the supporting source ↗Understand the public record
Who is Ram Nath Thakur?
Ram Nath Thakur is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar.
What does this office do?
Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.
How is this representative chosen?
Most members are elected by elected MLAs; the President also nominates members.
How can I contact this representative?
Use the published details in the Contact section and confirm them on the official biography.
Why are some fields missing?
Different institutions publish different levels of detail. Only sourced information is shown; missing values are not replaced with guesses.
What’s documented. What’s still needed.
See what this profile currently documents. “Research needed” describes this collection, not the representative’s life or work.
Source records availableBirth & origins
Source records availableEducation
Source records availableProfessional background
Source records availablePublic service & positions
Research neededElection record
Source records availableLegislative references
Source records availableMedia references
Research neededDisclosures & outcomes
Research neededConstituency work
Source records availablePublished contact
Help complete this life encyclopedia
Share a published source for a missing milestone, office contact or correction. Submissions stay private until reviewed and are never published automatically.
Every fact has a trail
Official biographies can contain member-supplied information. Roster status, historical positions, elections and activity statistics each have their own scope. Unavailable fields remain unreported. An affidavit is a dated self-declaration; declared cases are not convictions and declared assets are not current wealth.