Shantanu Thakur
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Shantanu Thakur
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 Thakur at Nov 2019
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| Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways | |
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Assumed office 8 July 2021 Serving with Shripad Naik
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Preceded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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Assumed office 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Mamata Thakur |
| Constituency | Bangaon |
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| Born |
3 August 1982 Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Soma Thakur (m. 2011) |
| Relations | Subrata Thakur (brother) |
| Children | 2 sons |
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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 |
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As of 17 August 2019 Source: [1]
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Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) is an Indian politician, who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Bangaon since 2019. He was sworn in as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways after the Cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2021.
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. He is the son of ex-Bengal Minister Manjul Krishna Thakur. He is a leader of All India Matua Mahasangha.
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.