Santosh Kumar may refer to:
Santosh Kumar is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament representing the Purnia constituency in Bihar. He was first elected in the 2014 Indian general election, having run as the Janata Dal (United) candidate in the constituency.
Muringothumalil Santosh Kumar (born 12 May 1975) is an Indian professional football referee who officiates primarily in the I-League.
In 2012 it was announced that Kumar would be one of three referees in India to be made professional by the All India Football Federation.
Born in Kerala, Kumar grew up in a village that was very passionate about football. He played for small local clubs, earning Rs. 200 per match. Eventually though, due to injury and financial problems, Kumar had to give up playing football, instead, focusing on refereeing the game. He started out as a referee in the 1990s for local village games. He passed his written and physical exam for refereeing in 1996. Kumar started to referee matches at the local and regional levels but also took up other jobs in order to pay his bills after passing his exam.
In 2004 Kumar became a national level referee, however, due to work commitments, could never officiate in all the matches he was assigned to due to work commitments. However, in 2012, it was announced Kumar, along with C.R. Srikrishna and Pratap Singh, would become professional referees with the All India Football Federation and thus would earn more money than before.