Shantanu Thakur | |
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শান্তনু ঠাকুর | |
![]() Thakur in 2024 | |
Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways,Government of India [1] | |
Assumed office 8 July 2021 Servingwith Shripad Naik | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
Preceded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mamata Thakur |
Constituency | Bangaon |
Personal details | |
Born | Thakurnagar,North 24 Parganas,West Bengal,India | 3 August 1982
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Soma Thakur (m. 2011) |
Relations | Subrata Thakur (brother) |
Children | 2 sons |
Parents |
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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 |
Profession | Politician, Dharmaguru of Matua Mahasangha |
As of 17 August 2019 Source: |
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]
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] He graduated with a degree in English (Honours) and holds an Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management. He pursued his education at Karnataka Open University and Victoria University in Sydney, Australia. [9]
In the 2019 general election, [10] he became the first non-TMC MP to be elected in this constituency since its delimitation when he was elected on BJP's ticket. [11] He is the son of ex-Bengal Minister Manjul Krishna Thakur. He is a leader of All India Matua Mahasangha. [12] [13] [14] [15]
He has been serving as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways since 7 July 2021 and was reappointed to the same position on 9 June 2024 after being elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. He is also a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Previously, he served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Commerce from 13 September 2019 to 7 July 2021. [16]
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