Kapil Krishna Thakur

Summary

Kapil Krishna Thakur (1940-2014) was an Indian politician. He hailed from Thakurnagar in West Bengal.

Kapil Krishna Thakur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 - 13 October 2014
Preceded byGobinda Chandra Naskar
Succeeded byMamata Thakur
ConstituencyBangaon
Personal details
Born(1940-06-13)13 June 1940
Died13 October 2014(2014-10-13) (aged 74)
Kolkata
Political partyTrinamool Congress
Residence(s)Thakur Nagar, Gaighata, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ MyNeta link
  3. ^ a b "Matua MP from Bongaon passes away in Kolkata hospital". The Times of India, 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.