All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Kapil Krishna Thakur, 74, who was elected from the Bangaon constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls passed away in a city hospital here on Monday.

Mr. Thakur, was the elder son of Binapani Debi of the Matua community, a religious sect in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

Mr. Thakur’s younger brother, Manjula Krishna Thakur, is a minister in the AITC government.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kolkata / by Staff Reporter / Kolkata – October 14th, 2014