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V. Vaithilingam

Politician

V. Vaithilingam 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	V. Vaithilingam · Ve Vaithilingam · V・ヴァイティリンガム · В. Вайтхилингам · ভি ভাইথিলিংম				[sources]
Alias	Ve Vaithilingam				[sources]
Birth date	1950-10-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Cuddalore · Puduchery				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	V. · Ve				[sources]
Last name	Vaithilingam				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7906295				[sources]
Position	Chief minister of Puducherry (1991-1996) · Chief minister of Puducherry (2008-2011) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-) · Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly				[sources]
Education	Loyola College · St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School · pursuing B.Com. Loyola College Chennai				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	102, Kaveri Apartment, M.P. Flats, Dr. B. D.Marg, New Delhi-110001 · 79 Candappa Street Puducherry Puducherry				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-23	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sasikala V Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	2019-05-23	-

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

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,126

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,232

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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