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Sumedhanand Saraswati

Politician

Sumedhanand Saraswati 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	Saraswati, Shri Sumedhanand · Sumedhanand Saraswati · सुमेधानन्द सरस्वती · সুমেধানন্দ সরস্বতী · ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸುಮೇದಾನಂದ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ				[sources]
Alias	Sumedhanand Saraswati · Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati · सुमेधानन्द सरस्वती · সুমেধানন্দ সরস্বতী · স্বামী সুমেধানন্দ সরস্বতী · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1951-10-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Baland, Rohtak, Harayana · Rohtak				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	sumedhanand.s@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Sumedhanand				[sources]
Last name	Saraswati				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16914118				[sources]
Position	Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 16th Lok Sabha (2014-) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	Chaudhary Charan Singh University · Darshanacharya, M.A. (Sanskrit)Educated at Dayanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Dinanagar, Punjab; and Meerut University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	1, Harishchandra Mathur Lane, · Vedic Ashram, Piprali, Vill. and P.O. Piprali,				[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
Shri Maya Ram Arya Close Associate	father	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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