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Brinda Karat

PEP · Politician

Brinda Karat 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	Brinda Karat · Karat, Smt. Brinda · برندا کرات · بريندا كارات · कारत, श्रीमती वृंदा · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	बृंदा करात				[sources]
Birth date	1947-10-17 · 1947-10-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Kolkata				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Email	brinda.k@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Brinda				[sources]
Last name	Karat				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of India (Marxist)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3347967				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	Miranda House · Senior Cambridge, B.A. Educated at Welham Girls High School, Dehradun, Loreto House, Kolkata and Miranda House, Delhi University, Delhi · University of Calcutta · Welham Girls' School				[sources]
Religion	atheism				[sources]
Status	Retirement				[sources]
Address	222, 304 and 505, V.P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110001 · G-164, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-04-20

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Indian politician

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

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India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,803

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,730

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: in-sansad-rs-1988

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Prakash Karat Close Associate	spouse	1975-11	-
Shri Prakash Karat Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of Rajya Sabha	2005-08-19	2011-08-18