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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	Vaishali district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Nikhil				[sources]
Last name	Kumar				[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	St. Xavier's High School, Patna · University of Allahabad · Valley Christian Schools				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shyama Singh Politician	spouse	-	-
Satyendra Narayan Sinha Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Lok Sabha	2004	2009
Member of the Lok Sabha	2004-01-01

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,157

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,656

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,839

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