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Dilip Ghosh

Politician

Dilip Ghosh 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	Dilip Ghosh · Дилип Гош · ديليب غوش · दिलीप घोष · দিলীপ ঘোষ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1964-08-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Kuliana, Jhargram, West Bengal · Paschim Medinipur district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dilip				[sources]
Last name	Ghosh				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q22004534				[sources]
Position	Member of the 16th West Bengal Legislative Assembly (2016-2019) · Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-)				[sources]
Education	Higher Secondary Diploma (I.T.I. in the Trade of Fitter) Educated at I.T.I., Jhargram and Tollygun, West Bengal				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	CL-205, Sector-2, Near Sector-5 Metro Station, · Flat No. 8, North Avenue-Duplex,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

president of the West Bengal state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Pushpalata Ghosh Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2019-06-17	2024-02-10

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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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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Wikidata326,221

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