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Tarachand Sahu

Politician

Tarachand Sahu 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	Tarachand Sahu · তারচাঁদ সাহু				[sources]
Birth date	1947-01-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Durg · Kachandur, Distt. Durg (Chhattisgarh)				[sources]
Death date	2012-11-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Tarachand				[sources]
Last name	Sahu				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7685195				[sources]
Position	Member of the 11th Lok Sabha · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	M.A.,B.Ed. Educated at Arts and Science College, Durg and Digvijay Mahavidyalay, Rajnandgaon (Chattisgarh)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	21/32, Bangla, Bhilai, · 26, Mahadev Road,				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2025-10-13

Descriptions

Working for the welfare of farmers and agricultural labours; worked for re-starting Bhilai Refractories Plant and ensured re-employment of its workers; accords greatest priority to providing assistance to the weaker sections of society

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

Indian politician (1947–2012)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Bhushan Sahu Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2004-06-02	2009-02-26

Data sources

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 OpenSanctions500,062

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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