Mamata Thakur (born 15 May 1967), is an

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politician and member of Rajya Sabha from

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, and belongs to the

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. She was elected to the

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in a 2015

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, representing

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from the TMC. She came second in 2019 election, losing to BJP's candidate. Mamata Thakur was nominated as Trinamool Congress party's candidate for the upcoming

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polls in 2024.

Career

From March 2015 she served as a member of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment; the term ended when that Lok Sabha was dissolved in 2019. She is a Matua Maha religious mother of the

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community. She lives in the town of Thakurnagar.

References

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