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Biswabhusan Harichandan

Politician

Biswabhusan Harichandan 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	Biswabhusan Harichandan · Бисвабхусан Харичандан · بسوا بھوشن ہری چندن · विश्व भूषण हरिचंदन · বিশ্বভূষণ হরিচন্দন · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bishwabhusan Harichandan · Harīcandan, Biśvabhūshana · बिस्व भूषण हरिचंदन				[sources]
Birth date	1934-08-03				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q61556023				[sources]
Position	Member of the Eleventh Odisha Legislative Assembly (1995-2000) · Member of the Seventh Odisha Legislative Assembly (1977-1980) · Member of the Tenth Odisha Legislative Assembly (1990-1995) · Member of the Thirteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly (2004-2009) · Member of the Twelfth Odisha Legislative Assembly (2000-2004) · 2 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Indian politician (born 1934)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-20

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
governor of Chhattisgarh	2023-02-23	2024-07-30

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Person Politician	father	-	-
Pruthwiraj Harichandan Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,806

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,044

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,280

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Wikidata350,131

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