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Adhi Sankar

Politician

Adhi Sankar 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	Adhi Sankar · আদি শঙ্কর				[sources]
Birth date	1957-03-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Tirukoilur · Tirukoilur, Distt. Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Adhi Sankar				[sources]
Political association	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4682526				[sources]
Position	Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.Sc. , B.L. Educated at University of Madras, Tamil Nadu · University of Madras				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	13 A, Asanur Road, Sandapet Tirukollur, · 179, North Avenue,				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2024-06-13

Descriptions

Member of the Parliament of India

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shri Adhi Seshan Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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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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Wikidata325,932

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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