Kapil Krishna Thakur
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Kapil Krishna Thakur (1940-2014) was an Indian politician. He hailed from Thakurnagar in West Bengal.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Preceded by ...
Kapil Krishna Thakur | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2014 - 13 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Gobinda Chandra Naskar |
Succeeded by | Mamata Thakur |
Constituency | Bangaon |
Personal details | |
Born | (1940-06-13)13 June 1940 |
Died | 13 October 2014(2014-10-13) (aged 74) Kolkata |
Political party | Trinamool Congress |
Residence(s) | Thakur Nagar, Gaighata, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal |
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He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general election from Bangaon (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal, as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.[1] But he died just a few months into his term.
He was a graduate of the University of Calcutta.[2] He was the eldest son of Matua Boro Maa Binapani Devi and the sanghadhipati of Matua Mahasangha. Majulkrishna Thakur, who is also a politician, is his younger brother.[3]
He died at Kolkata on 13 October 2014, after being ill for sometime.[3]