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Digvijay Singh

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Digvijay Singh 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	Digvijay Singh · Shri Digvijay Sinh · Singh, Shri Digvijay · दिग्विजय सिंह · सिंह, दिग्विजय · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-11-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Gidhaur · Gidhaur, Distt. Jamui (Bihar)				[sources]
Death date	2010-06-24				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Email	digvijay@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Digvijay				[sources]
Last name	Singh				[sources]
Political association	Independents · Janata Dal (United) · Samata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5276384				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · Member of the 15th Lok Sabha · member of Rajya Sabha				[sources]
Education	Jawaharlal Nehru University · M.A., M. Phil. Educated at Patna University, Patna and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Tokyo University (Japan) · M.A., M.Phil Educated at Patna University, Patna, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Tokyo University, Tokyo (Japan) · Patna University				[sources]
Status	Former · Resignation				[sources]
Address	15, Lodhi Estate, · 15, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003 · Nayagaon, P.O.Gidhour, Distt. Jamui, Bihar · Vill. Nayagaon, P.O. Ratnapur (via-Gidhaur)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-12	First seen	2024-06-13

Descriptions

Member, Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University

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

Indian politician (1955–2010)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-16

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Putul Kumari Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of Rajya Sabha	2005-06-06	2010-07-07

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Putul Kumari PEP	spouse	-	-
Kesridevsinh Jhala PEP	father	-	-

Data sources

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,803

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

India · Parliament of India

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Wikidata330,646

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,587

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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