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Jagdeep Dhankhar

Politician

Jagdeep Dhankhar 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	Jagdeep Dhankhar · Джагдзіп Дханхар · Джагдип Дханкхар · ג'גדיפ דהנקר · جگدیپ دھنکھڑ · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	Дханкхар Джагдип · Дханкхар, Джагдип				[sources]
Weak alias	贾格迪普·丹哈尔				[sources]
Birth date	1951-05-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Jhunjhunu district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jagdeep				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q50410280				[sources]
Position	Governor of West Bengal (2019-2022) · Member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989-1991) · Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly · Vice President · Vice President of India (2022-2025)				[sources]
Education	University of Rajasthan				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former Vice President of India

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-08-17

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sudesh Dhankhar Close Associate	spouse	1979	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of West Bengal	2019-07-30	2022-07-17

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders11,077

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,430

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,059

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,033

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,162

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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