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Dinesh Chandra Yadav

Politician

Dinesh Chandra Yadav 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	Dinesh Chandra Yadav · دنیش چندر یادو · دينيش شاندرا ياداف · दिनेश चन्द्र यादव · দীনেশচন্দ্র যাদব · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1951-07-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Banma, Distt. Saharsa (Bihar) · Bihar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Dinesh · Dinesh Chandra				[sources]
Last name	Yadav				[sources]
Political association	Janata Dal (United)				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5278070				[sources]
Position	Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	Diploma in Civil Engineering, I.A. Educated at Government Polytechnic, Saharsa and C.M. Science College, Madhepura, Bihar				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	11-A, Balwant Rai Mehta Lane, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi NCT of Delhi · Village Banma Post Itahari, PS Banma Itahari Saharsa Bihar				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Member of Parliament of India

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Renu Sinha Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2009-06-01	2014-02-21

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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