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Radheshyam Biswas

Politician

Radheshyam Biswas 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	Biswas, Shri Radheshyam · Radheshyam Biswas · राधेश्याम बिस्वास · রাধেশ্যাম বিশ্বাস · ರಾಧೇಶ್ಯಾಮ್ ಬಿಸ್ವಾಸ್				[sources]
Alias	Radheshyam Biswas · राधेश्याम बिस्वास · રાધેશ્યામ બિસ્વાસ · ରାଧେଶ୍ୟାମ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ · ராதேசியாம் பிஸ்வாஸ் · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-03-16 · 1954-05-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Kamargram, Distt. Karimganj (Assam) · Sribhumi district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	radheshyam.biswas@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Radheshyam				[sources]
Last name	Biswas				[sources]
Political association	All India United Democratic Front				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16901207				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	Inter/Higher Secondary (Arts) Educated at Karimganj College, Assam				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	189, North Avenue, · Vill. Kamargram, P.O. Shyamnagar,				[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. Namita Biswas Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,043

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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 Legislators40,649

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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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