Prem Kumar Dhumal Age, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Prem Kumar Dhumal
Profession	Indian Politician
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• In 1982, he became vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. • After having lost his seat of Hamirpur in Lok Sabha elections 1984, he went on to win the same constituency in 1989 general elections. • In 1993, Dhumal became the president of BJP Himachal Pradesh. • He became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 1998. • BJP made him the leader of the opposition after losing the Lok Sabha elections in 2003. • He became the CM of Himachal Pradesh for the second time in December 2007, when BJP was elected to power in the state. • After having lost the Vidhan Sabha elections in 2012, the party made him the leader of the opposition.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Semi Bald (Salt & Pepper)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 April 1944
Age (as in 2017)	73 Years
Birth Place	Village & P.O. Samirpur, Tehsil Bhoranj, Distt. Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (earlier Punjab, British India)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hamirpur
School	Not Known
College/University	Doaba College, Jalandhar Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Educational Qualification	Masters in Arts
Debut	Prior to joining politics in 1980s, he was a lecturer at a private college in Punjab.
Family	Father- Late Mahant Ram Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Controversy	His five-year tenure from 1998 to 2003 as the CM of Himachal Pradesh saw 7 of his party leaders, including four ministers, and three legislators revolting against him alleging widespread corruption. All of them were later expelled from the state party, and the situation was controlled with the help of central government's intervention.
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Sheela Dhumal (home maker)
Children	SonS- Arun Thakur, Anurag Thakur (Politician) Daughter- None
Money Factor
Net Worth	INR 2 Crore (as in 2012)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Prem Kumar Dhumal

Does Prem Kumar Dhumal smoke?: Not Known

Does Prem Kumar Dhumal drink alcohol?: Not Known

Dhumal, now a politician, had started his career as a lecturer at a private college in Punjab.

The sudden death of BJP leader Jagdev Chand in 1993 made him rise in the state politics, as he became the president of the party at the state level at that time.

Dhumal holds the rare distinction of being the only BJP leader to have completed the statutory five-year term as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from 1998 to 2003.

For his contribution to the developmental works of widespread networking of roads, he is often referred to as the ‘Sadak Wala Chief Minister.’

For the 2017 Vidhan Sabha elections, he was selected as the Chief Ministerial candidate by the Bharatiya Janata Party.