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C. Krishnan

Politician

C. Krishnan 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	C. Krishnan · সি কৃষ্ণন				[sources]
Birth date	1936-06-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Coimbatore · Pulia Kulam, Distt. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	C.				[sources]
Last name	Krishnan				[sources]
Political association	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5006638				[sources]
Position	Member of the 13th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	M.B.B.S. Educated at Madras Medical College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	17/F3, Sundararaman Layout, · C-1/13, Lodhi Garden,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2025-10-13

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-11

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shri Chinnaswamy Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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

India · Parliament of India

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Wikidata325,932

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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