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Balbir Punj

Politician

Balbir Punj 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	Balbir Punj · Punj, Shri Balbir · بالبير پونچ · पुंज, श्री बलबीर · बलबीर पुंज · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1949-10-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Gurdaspur district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
E-Mail	balbirk@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Balbir				[sources]
Last name	Punj				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4850184				[sources]
Position	member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	B.A. (Hons.) Economics Educated at Rajdhani College, Delhi University, Delhi				[sources]
Status	Retirement				[sources]
Address	32, Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi · A-55, Sector-17, NOIDA (UP) - 201301				[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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,782

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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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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shrimati Shashi Bala Punj Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Shrimati Kaushalya Devi

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Rajya Sabha	2008-04-03	2014-04-02
Member of the Rajya Sabha	2000-04-03