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Basanta Kumar Panda

Politician

Basanta Kumar Panda 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	Basanta Kumar Panda · बसंत कुमार पांडा · বসন্ত কুমার পাণ্ডা				[sources]
Alias	Basanta Panda				[sources]
Birth date	1961-05-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, Odisha				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Basanta · Basanta Kumar · Kumar				[sources]
Last name	Panda				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q27736384				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha · Member of the Fifteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly (2014-) · Member of the Twelfth Odisha Legislative Assembly (2000-2004)				[sources]
Education	Certificate for Teacher				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	119, South Avenue, · 43, Gali No. 5, Nuapada, Rajpurnuapada, Nawapa Ratanwat,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician from Odisha, India

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Surabhi Panda Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	-	-

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India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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