Shantanu Thakur

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]

Shantanu Thakur
শান্তনু ঠাকুর
Thakur in 2024
Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways,Government of India[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2021 Serving with Shripad Naik
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Sarbananda Sonowal
Preceded by	Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Mamata Thakur
Constituency	Bangaon
Personal details
Born	(1982-08-03) 3 August 1982 (age 42) Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Soma Thakur ​ (m. 2011)​
Relations	Subrata Thakur (brother)
Children	2 sons
Parents	Manjul Krishna Thakur (father) Chhabi Rani Thakur (mother)
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:

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.

See also

• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Indian parliament shantanu thakur". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
3. "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
4. Kar, Anirban Saha, Dhurjhoti Purohit, Gunjan Singh, Ankita Kumar, Parveen Yadav, Vinod Kumar Kumar, Pankaj Thakur, Ram Krishna Chowdhury, Shantanu. Metastases suppressor NME2 associates with telomere ends and telomerase and reduces telomerase activity within cells. Oxford University Press. OCLC 794927394.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. "Modi Cabinet: Bengal BJP MPs Shantanu Thakur and Nishith can become authentic Union ministers, this will be beneficial". www.jagran.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
6. "Bengal Polls: শাহের কাছে শান্তনুর ক্ষোভ". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
7. "Who is Shantanu Thakur? All you need to know about the Matua face in PM Modi's new team". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
8. "Shantanu Thakur from Bengal likely to be inducted into union cabinet once again". Hindustan Times.
9. "Bangaon Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 West Bengal: BJP's Shantanu Thakur ahead of TMC's Mamatabala Thakur", Daily News and Analysis, 23 May 2019
10. "Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi's Grandson Demands Probe into Her Death".
11. "Matuas and Shantanu Thakur are with BJP and CAA will happen,' says Kailash Vijayvargiya". www.thestatesman.com. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
12. "মতুয়াদের নাগরিকত্ব পেতে বাধা দিচ্ছে TMC, সরব শান্তনু ঠাকুর". zeenews.india.com. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
13. "MP Shantanu Takhur PM Modi's visit Orakandi". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 6 July 2021.