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Arka Keshari Deo

Politician

Arka Keshari Deo 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	Arka Keshari Deo · Deo, Shri Arka Keshari · अरका केशरी देव · আরকা কেশারি দেও				[sources]
Alias	Arka Keshari Deo · अरका केशरी देव · અરકા કેશરી દેવ · ଅର୍କ କେଶରୀ ଦେଓ · అర్క కేషరీ దేవ్				[sources]
Birth date	1978-10-17				[sources]
Place of birth	New Delhi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	arka.keshari@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Arka Keshari				[sources]
Last name	Deo				[sources]
Political association	Biju Janata Dal				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16900559				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-)				[sources]
Education	B.A.Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad · Osmania University				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	21, Meena Bagh, · Keshari Nahar, College Road, Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi - 766001,				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-11	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
Smt. Malvika Devi Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2014-06-04	2019-02-13

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bikram Keshari Deo Politician	child · father	-	-

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,213

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,647

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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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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