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Santosh Gangwar

Politician

Santosh Gangwar 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	Gangwar, Shri Santosh Kumar · Santosh Gangwar · Santosh Kumar Gangwar · Сантош Гангвар · سنتوش گنگوار · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Santosh Gangwar · Santosh Kumar Gangwar · سنتوش گنگوار · संतोष गंगवार · সন্তোষ গাঙ্গোয়ার · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1948-11-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Bareilly · Chaudhary Mohalla, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	India				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	santoshg@sansad.nic.in				[sources]
First name	Santosh · Santosh Kumar				[sources]
Last name	Gangwar				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7420653				[sources]
Position	Governor of Jharkhand (2024-) · Lok Sabha (member, 2014-) · Member of the 11th Lok Sabha · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	B.Sc., LL.B. Educated at Agra University and Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) · Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University · M. J. P. Rohilkhand University				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Status	Former				[sources]
Address	Bharat Sewa Trust Bhawan, Pilibhit Road, Prem Nagar, · House No. 13, Sunehri Bagh Road,				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-12	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Governor of Jharkhand

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-01

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Smt. Sheela Devi Gangwar Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	-	-

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

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India · Parliament of India

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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