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Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Politician

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 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	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta · Прафулла Кумар Маханта · प्रफुल्ल कुमार महन्त · প্রফুল্ল কুমার মহন্ত · プラフラ・クマール・マハンタ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1952-11-23				[sources]
Place of birth	district de Nagaon				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Prafulla				[sources]
Political association	Asom Gana Parishad				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3533627				[sources]
Position	Chief Minister of Assam (1985-1990) · Chief Minister of Assam (1996-2001) · Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly				[sources]
Education	Gauhati University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Joyasree Goswami Mahanta Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,102

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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