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Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

Politician

Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri 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	Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri · বিশ্বেশ্বর হেগড়ে কাগেড়ি · ವಿಶ್ವೇಶ್ವರ ಹೆಗಡೆ ಕಾಗೇರಿ				[sources]
Birth date	1961-07-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Sirsi · Sirsi Kageri				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Vishweshwar Hegde				[sources]
Last name	Kageri				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7936072				[sources]
Position	Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly				[sources]
Education	B Com Karnataka College Dharwad				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	Flat No. 401, Sarawathi Apartment, Dr B D Marg, New Delhi · Kageri PO, Baroor Tq, Sirsi Uttar Kannada Karnataka				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Member of the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka, India

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Anant Hegde Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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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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Wikidata333,870

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