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Raju Bista

Politician

Raju Bista 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	Raju Bista · राजु बिष्ट · राजू बिस्ता · রাজু বিস্টা				[sources]
Birth date	1986-01-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Charhajare, Senapati, Manipur				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Raju				[sources]
Last name	Bista				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Website	www.rajubistabjp.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q64011147				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-) · Member of the 18th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.A. Educated at Presidency College, Motbung Manipur University, Manipur				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	Bunglow No. 6, Barsana Garden & Apartment Matigara, Khaprail Road Siliguri West Bengal · Flat No. 301, Ganga Apartments B D Marg New Delhi NCT of Delhi				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-23	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-16

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Parvati Bista Close Associate	mother	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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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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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,102

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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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