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Mahesh Joshi

PEP · Politician

Mahesh Joshi 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	Mahesh Joshi · ماهيش جوشي · महेश जोशी · মহেশ জোশী · 馬赫什·喬希				[sources]
Birth date	1954-09-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Jaipur · Jaipur (Rajasthan)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mahesh				[sources]
Last name	Joshi				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4456671				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	M.A.(Sociology), Ph.D, P.G. Diploma(Journalism)Educated at University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	5, Rajasthan House,Prithviraj Road · B-20, Sen Colony, P. H. Road Near Railway Station,				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2024-06-13

Descriptions

President, Rajasthan Student`s Union, 1979-80

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Indian politician

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

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Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,816

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

India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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