Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/R. K. Mathur


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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 09:58, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

R. K. Mathur

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Doesn't seem like a very substantial commission and the only refs support that this person is appointed head of it. Doesn't rise to WP:BIO notability. DMacks (talk) 12:33, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:58, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:58, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. Appointed civil servants don't get an automatic notability pass just for existing, but "he exists" is all that this article actually shows or sources. No prejudice against recreation in the future if somebody can write and properly source something much more substantial about him than this, but this as written just isn't even close to enough. Bearcat (talk) 04:23, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:55, 22 October 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep This isn't a run of the mill nominated position holder, he in an officer of the Indian Administrative Service and was the Defence Secretary (India) and Chief Secretary (India) in Tripura. I've sorta expanded the article to include some of this info. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  05:54, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:08, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep per SpacemanSpiff's improvements. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 11:19, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. The Bushranger One ping only 02:19, 5 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. Defence secretary, enough said, notability satisfied. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:19, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep secDef of a major state.Icewhiz (talk) 06:51, 5 November 2017 (UTC)


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