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Nikhil Kumar

Politician

Nikhil Kumar 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	Nikhil Kumar · Никхил Кумар · निखिल कुमार · নিখিল কুমার				[sources]
Birth date	1941-07-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Hajipur, Distt. Vaishali, (Bihar) · Vaishali district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nikhil				[sources]
Last name	Kumar · Nikhil Kumar				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1897475				[sources]
Position	Governor of Kerala (2013-2014) · Police Commissioner of New Delhi (1995-1997) · governor of Nagaland (2009-2013) · member of the Lok Sabha (2004-2009)				[sources]
Education	M.A. (Modern History) Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) · St. Xavier's High School, Patna · University of Allahabad · Valley Christian Schools				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	AB-91, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi -110 011 Tels. (011) 23782277, 9868180536 (M) · Sopan,Boring Road,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Indian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Kishori Sinha Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2004-06-02	2009-02-26

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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