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B. S. Gnanadesikan

Politician

B. S. Gnanadesikan 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	B. S. Gnanadesikan · Gnanadesikan, Shri B. S. · ज्ञानादिशिखन, श्री बी. एस.				[sources]
Birth date	1949-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Srivilliputhur				[sources]
Death date	2021-01-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
E-Mail	bsg@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	B. · B. S.				[sources]
Last name	Gnanadesikan				[sources]
Political association	Indian National Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4834195				[sources]
Position	member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.A., B.L. Educated at Loyola College, Chennai and Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai · Loyola College				[sources]
Status	Retirement				[sources]
Address	1A, Tuxado, 1, Sreeman Sreenivasa Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600018 · 88, North Avenue, New Delhi				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shrimati S.S. Meenakshi Ammal Close Associate	mother	-	-
Shri B.S. Sivagurunathan

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Rajya Sabha	2001-07-25	2007-07-24
Member of the Rajya Sabha	2007-07-25

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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

India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,782

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Wikidata386,584

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: in-sansad-rs-1845

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