Shantanu Thakur

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Shantanu Thakur
শান্তনু ঠাকুর
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Thakur in 2024
Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways,Government of India [1]
Assumed office
8 July 2021
Servingwith Shripad Naik
Relations Subrata Thakur (brother)
Children2 sons
Parents
Residence(s)Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 743287
Education Honours in English Literature & Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management
Alma mater Victoria University, Karnataka State Open University
ProfessionPolitician, Dharmaguru of Matua Mahasangha
As of 17 August 2019
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Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) is an Indian politician, [2] who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Bangaon since 2019. [3] [4] [5] [6] He was sworn in as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways after the Cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2021. [7]

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Personal life

Thakur comes from Matua community which is similar to Hindu Dalit communities but unlike them it is considered as a different religious sect. He wrestled the Bangaon seat from his aunt Mamta Thakur, who is associated with All India Trinamool Congress. [8]

Political career

In the 2019 general election, he became the first non-TMC MP to be elected in this constituency since its delimitation when he was elected on BJP's ticket. [9] He is the son of ex-Bengal Minister Manjul Krishna Thakur. He is a leader of All India Matua Mahasangha. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Minister of State

During the cabinet reshuffle of Second Modi ministry on 7 July 2021, he was given the charge of Minister of State of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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