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Ram Vilas Paswan

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Ram Vilas Paswan 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	Paswan, Shri Ram Vilas · Ram Vilas Paswan · رام فيلاس باسوان · رام ولاس پاسوان · पासवान, श्री राम विलास · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ram Vilas Paswan · رام ولاس پاسوان · रामविलास पासवान · রামবিলাস পাসোয়ান · ਰਾਮਵਿਲਾਸ ਪਾਸਵਾਨ · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1946-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Khagaria · Shaharbanni, Distt. Khagaria (Bihar)				[sources]
Death date	2020-10-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	ramvilas.paswan@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Ram · Ram Vilas				[sources]
Last name	Paswan				[sources]
Political association	Lok Jan Shakti Party · Lok Janasakti Party · Lok Janshakti Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6036905				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha · Member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989-1991) · Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers (2004-2009) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	M.A., LL.B., D.Litt (Honoris Causa) conferred by Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) Educated at Kosi College, Khagaria and Patna University, Patna (Bihar) · M.A., LL.B., D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) Conferred by Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P. Educated at Kosi College, Khagaria and Patna University, Patna (Bihar) · Patna University				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Status	Death · Former				[sources]
Address	12, Janpath, · 12, Janpath, New Delhi · Mantriji Tola, Vill + Post - Shaharbanni, Circle - Alauli, Dist.-Khagaria, Bihar. · Vill. & P.O. Shaharbanni, Mantri Tola Bellahi,				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Chairman, Vichar Shakti, 2002; Member, (i) SC/ST Welfare Committee 1977-78; (ii) DDA Advisory Council, 1980-85; (iii) Parliamentary Official Language Committee, 1980-85 and 1989-95; (iv) AIIMS Advisory Committee, 1991-96; and (v) Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998-99; (vi) India-Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentary Friendship Group (since July 2010); Name recorded in Guninees Book of World Records in 1977 for winning election in Sixth Lok Sabha from Hajipur by highest margin

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Indian politician (1946–2020)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shrimati Reena Paswan Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Lok Sabha	2014-06-04	2019-02-13

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ram Chandra Paswan PEP	elder brother · sibling · younger brother	-	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,816

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

India · Parliament of India

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Wikidata328,139

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,418

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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