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Bidyut Baran Mahato

Politician

Bidyut Baran Mahato 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	Bidyut Baran Mahato · Mahato, Shri Bidyut Baran · बिद्युत बरन महतो · বিদ্যুৎ বরণ মাহাতো				[sources]
Alias	Bidyut Baran Mahato · बिद्युत बरन महतो · বিদ্যুৎ বরণ মাহাতো · બિદ્યુત બરન મહતો · ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ବରଣ ମହାତୋ · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1963-02-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Krishnapur, Sareikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand · Seraikela Kharsawan district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bidyut Baran				[sources]
Last name	Mahato				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16897834				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha · Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	I. Sc. Educated at Tata College, Chaibasa				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	177, North Avenue, New Delhi - 110001 · Vill. Krishnapur, P.O. Industrial Area Adityapur Distt. Saraikela jamshedpur Jharkhand				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-10	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Usha Mahato Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,043

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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 OpenSanctions507,300

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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