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Jayanta Kumar Roy

Politician

Jayanta Kumar Roy 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	Jayanta Kumar Roy · जयंत कुमार रॉय · জয়ন্ত কুমার রায়				[sources]
Birth date	1968-02-03 · 1968-02-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Lataguri · Lataguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Jayanta Kumar				[sources]
Last name	Roy				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q64006847				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-) · Member of the 18th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	M.B.B.S., M.D. (Community Medicine) Educated at North Bengal Medical College, (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences)				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	202, Yamuna Apartments, BD Marg, New Delhi · Flat No. 4F Block 20 Shantiniketan, Sushrutanagar Darjeeling West Bengal				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician from West Bengal, India

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Debjani Roy Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	2019-05-30	-

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,240

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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