Shantanu Thakur (born 1982) is an Indian politician, who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for

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since

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. He was sworn in as Union Minister of State,

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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

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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

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on 7 July 2021, he was given the charge of

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India MPs 2019–present Lok Sabha members from West Bengal Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal People from North 24 Parganas district 1982 births Matua people {{India-bio-stub