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Ram Nath Thakur Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 14, 2026 • 6 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth3 March 1950

Age74 Years

BirthplacePitaunjhia village (now Karpoorigram), Samastipur, Bihar, India

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusWidower

SpouseKumari Asha Rani (deceased)

FamilyThree daughters: Namita, Sneha, Amrita

Net worthRs.1,59,53,031 (approx Rs 1 crore 59 lakhs)

Ram Nath Thakur Biography

Ram Nath Thakur is an Indian politician from Samastipur, Bihar, known for long service in state and national legislatures and for being the elder son ofKar

Early life and background

Ram Nath Thakur was born on 3 March 1950 in Pitaunjhia village, now known as Karpoorigram, in Samastipur district of Bihar. He grew up in a family rooted in the region; his father was Karpoori Thakur and his mother was Phooleshwari Devi. Thakur attended Shri Shankar High School in Rasalpur, passing his tenth grade in 1966, and later studied at G.K.P.D. College, Karpoorigram under Lalit Narayan Mithila University. He has described his early years as influenced by prominent socialist leaders and by his father’s political life.

Thakur belonged to the Nai (Hajjam) community. In youth he took part in non-violent movements during the 1970s and enjoyed sports such as football and kabaddi.

Career

Ram Nath Thakur’s public life expanded after the death of his father. He served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from May 1988 until February 2000. During the early 1990s he held ministerial responsibility for the sugarcane industries in the Bihar government led by Lalu Prasad Yadav.

He first won election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Samastipur constituency in 2000 and was re-elected in 2005. From November 2005 to November 2010 he served in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet, holding portfolios that included Revenue and Land Reforms, Law, and Information and Public Relations.

Thakur moved to the national stage when he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in April 2014; he was re-elected to the upper house in April 2020. Throughout his Rajya Sabha tenure he has been active across a number of parliamentary committees. His committee work has included the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing; the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes; the Committee on Defence; the Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha; and the Committee on Ethics. He has also been a member of consultative committees for ministries such as Chemicals and Fertilizers and Civil Aviation, and has served on joint parliamentary committees including those on salaries and allowances and on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

In 2023 Thakur introduced a Private Member’s Bill titled The Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour Bill.

Public profile

A long-standing member of Janata Dal (United), Ram Nath Thakur is widely identified with the political legacy of his father. He has spent multiple decades in Bihar politics as a legislator and as a state minister before representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha. He has also contributed to education in his home area by serving as secretary of local institutions including Prabhavati Ramdulari High School, S.M.R. Charan Karpoori College, and Gokul Karpoori Phooleshwari College in Karpoori Gram, Samastipur.

Personal life

Thakur married Kumari Asha Rani on 17 May 1973. His wife died on 23 March 2020. The couple had three daughters: Namita, Sneha, and Amrita; Amrita works in the Bihar government. He has at least one younger brother, Birendra (Virendra) Kumar Thakur, who is a doctor, and one sister. His extended family includes relatives working in medicine, public service and academia.

Latest updates

As of 2024 Ram Nath Thakur is 74 years old and continues to serve as a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar. His recent parliamentary activity includes committee memberships that resumed or continued into the 2020s and the introduction of a Private Member’s Bill in 2023.
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Recent Work

The Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name of Honour Bill

Private Member's Bill introduced in 2023

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. Member of Bihar Legislative Council (1988–2000)
  2. Minister of Sugarcane Industries, Bihar (1990–1995)
  3. Two-term MLA from Samastipur (2000, 2005)
  4. Minister in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet (2005–2010)
  5. Elected to Rajya Sabha from Bihar (2014, 2020)
  6. Member of multiple parliamentary committees including Agriculture, OBC Welfare, Defence, and Ethics
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Net Worth

Rs.1,59,53,031 (approx Rs 1 crore 59 lakhs)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ram Nath Thakur born?

3 March 1950

What is Ram Nath Thakur known for?

Politician

What is Ram Nath Thakur’s marital status?

Widower

Who is Ram Nath Thakur married to?

Kumari Asha Rani (deceased)

What is Ram Nath Thakur’s net worth?

Rs.1,59,53,031 (approx Rs 1 crore 59 lakhs)