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Saumitra Khan

Politician

Saumitra Khan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Saumitra Khan · Saumitra, Shri Khan · सौमित्र खान · সৌমিত্র খাঁ · ಸೌಮಿತ್ರ ಖಾನ್				[sources]
Alias	Saumitra Khan · सौमित्र खान · সৌমিত্র খান · સૌમિત્ર ખાન · ସୌମିତ୍ରା ଖାନ୍ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1980-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Durlabhpur · Durlabhpur, Distt. Bankura, West Bengal				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	khan.saumitra@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Saumitra				[sources]
Last name	Khan				[sources]
Political association	All India Trinamool Congress · Bharatiya Janata Party · Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16901268				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 15th West Bengal Legislative Assembly (2011-2014) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-2019) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-) · Member of the 18th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	Commerce Maliara Rajnarayan High School				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	502, Yamuna Apartments, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi · Vill. and P.O. Durlovpur, Distt. Bankura, West Bengal				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-23	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Chhaya Rani Khan Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	-	-
Member of the 18th Lok Sabha	-	-

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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