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Lakshman Chandra Seth

Politician

Lakshman Chandra Seth 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	Lakshman Chandra Seth · লক্ষ্মণ চন্দ্র শেঠ				[sources]
Birth date	1946-04-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Haldia, Baraghasipur Distt. Midnapore (West Bengal) · Purba Medinipur district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Lakshman · Lakshman Chandra				[sources]
Last name	Seth				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party · Communist Party of India (Marxist)				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6479816				[sources]
Position	Member of the 10th West Bengal Legislative Assembly · Member of the 11th West Bengal Legislative Assembly · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha (1998-1999) · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004) · Member of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	M.A., LL.B. Educated at Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk and Calcutta University, Kolkata (West Bengal)				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	104 -106, North Avenue, · Sramik Bhawan, Sukumar Sengupta Sarani,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Tamalika Seth Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 11th West Bengal Legislative Assembly	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,043

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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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Wikidata333,870

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