Pramatha Ranjan Thakur (1902 – 28 December 1990)[1] was an Indian politician elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from the Hanskhali constituency in the 1962 elections as a candidate of the Indian National Congress.

[3] Thakur was born at village of Orakandi in Faridpur District of Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh).

[6] Thakur was a prominent member of the Namasudra community, whose great-grandfather, Harichand Thakur (1811/12-1878), had founded the Hindu religious sect called Matua Mahasangha.

The sect, which was further developed by Pramatha's grandfather, Guruchand Thakur, became a focal point for the Namasudra community's efforts for social upliftment and by the 1930s Pramatha had become its head.

[8] He became the Minister of State for Tribal Development of West Bengal in 1963.