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TMC MP from Bongaon passes away

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur (73) died today in a city hospital due to lung failure, hospital sources said.

"Kapil Krishna Thakur today came to our hospital at around 12.10 in a very critical condition. He passed away at 12.34 due to lungs failure," Belle Vue Clinic spokesperson P Tandon said.

Thakur, an MP from Bongaon North seat, was the elder son of Mautua Maa, the leader of Matua community which plays a deciding role in polls in Bongaon. He is survived by his wife.

Thakur's younger brother Manjul Krishna Thakur is a minister in the Trinamool Congress state cabinet.

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First Published: Oct 13 2014 | 3:00 PM IST

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