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Rajesh Verma

PEP · Politician

Rajesh Verma 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	Rajesh Verma · Verma, Shri Rajesh · राजेश वर्मा · রাজেশ ভার্মা				[sources]
Alias	Rajesh Verma · राजेश वर्मा · રાજેશ વર્મા · ରାଜେଶ ବର୍ମା · రాజేష్ వర్మ				[sources]
Birth date	1960-11-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Sitapur district · Tambaur, Distt. Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	verma.rajesh@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Rajesh				[sources]
Last name	Verma				[sources]
Political association	Bahujan Samaj Party · Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7286098				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	M.A. (Economics) Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow and C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	6, Windsor Place, Opposite Hotel Le Meridian, · Town & P.O.-Tambaur,				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-26	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Director, Kisan Sahakari Chini Mill, Mahmoodabad, Sitapur, 1991-96; Member, Board of Management, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow

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

Indian politician (born 1960)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-13

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Ranjana Verma Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,802

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

India · Parliament of India

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,372

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata343,872

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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