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Mahendra Kumar Raya

Politician

Mahendra Kumar Raya 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	Mahendra Kumar Raya · Mahendra Kumar Roy · মহেন্দ্র কুমার রায়				[sources]
Birth date	1955-12-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Vill. Goriapara Distt. Jalpaiguri ( West Bengal)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mahendra · Mahendra Kumar				[sources]
Last name	Roy				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of India (Marxist)				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6733740				[sources]
Position	Member of the 14th West Bengal Legislative Assembly · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	B.A.,B.Ed. Educated at A.C. College and A.C. Training College, Jalpaiguri under the University of North Bengal, West Bengal.				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	418, V. P. House, · Vill. Goriapara, P.O. Chaulhati,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2024-06-13

Descriptions

Member of Parliament

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-13

Relationships

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

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 14th West Bengal Legislative Assembly	-	-

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,102

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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