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Bhismshankar

Politician

Bhismshankar 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	Bhismshankar · Bhismshankar Alias Kushal Tiwari · ভিসশঙ্কর				[sources]
Alias	Kushal Tiwari				[sources]
Birth date	1960-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Tanda · Tanda, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bhismshankar Alias Kushal				[sources]
Last name	Tiwari				[sources]
Political association	Bahujan Samaj Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16193472				[sources]
Position	Member of the 15th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	Intermediate				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	33-35, South Avenue, · Vill. & Post Tanda, P.S. Barahalganj,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2024-06-13

Descriptions

Member of Parliament

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-13

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shri Hari Shankar Tiwari Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Wikidata326,266

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,084

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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