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Durai Vaiko

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Durai Vaiko 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	Durai Vaiko · Durai Vaiyapuri				[sources]
Birth date	1972-04-02				[sources]
Place of birth	India · Tirunelveli				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Durai				[sources]
Last name	Vaiko				[sources]
Political association	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20751384				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Education	MBA PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	AL 20, 4th Street, 11th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai Tamil Nadu · Flat No. 1402, Krishna Tower, MS Flats, BKS Marg, New Delhi				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

As Organising Secretary, Hqrs., MDMK, coordinated election campaigns for the State Assembly elections. Organised social media groups for healthcare awareness and human rights protection.

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-06

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India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,803

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt G Renuga Devi Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Lok Sabha	2024-06-24	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Vaiko PEP	child · father	-	-