Majulkrishna Thakur
| Majulkrishna Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation (Independent Charge) | |
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Assumed office May 20, 2011 | |
| Minister of State for Micro & Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles | |
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Assumed office May 20, 2011 | |
| MLA | |
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Assumed office May 13, 2011 | |
| Constituency | Gaighata |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Kolkata |
| Religion | Hindu |
Majulkrishna Thakur is an Indian politician and the present Minister of State for Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation (Independent Charge) and the Minister of State for Micro & Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles in the Government of West Bengal.[1]
He is a MLA, elected from the Gaighata constituency in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011.
Kapil Krishna Thakur, the former MP from Bangaon, was his elder brother. He is the second son of Matua Barama Binapani Devi. The estimated seven-million-strong Matua sect comprises West Bengal's second largest scheduled caste population. The Namasudra refugees had migrated from former East Pakistan.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ministers in Mamata's Cabinet". Government of West Bengal. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ "Matua MP from Bongaon passes away in Kolkata hospital". The Times of India, 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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