Raaj Kumar Anand
Assumed office
11 February 2020
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Social Welfare
  • Labour
  • Employment
  • SC & ST
  • Land & Building
  • Cooperative
  • Gurudwara Elections
ConstituencyPatel Nagar
Personal details
Born (1966-09-14) 14 September 1966
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
SpouseVeena Aanand
Alma materBundelkhand University

Raaj Kumar Anand is an Indian businessman and politician from Delhi belonging to Aam Aadmi Party. He is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He represents Patel Nagar.[1] Raaj is married to a woman named Veena Anand.[2]

Biography

Anand completed postgraduate studies in political science from Bundelkhand University in 1989.[3] He was elected as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Patel nagar on 11 February 2020.[4][5][6] On June 4, 2020, Raaj and his brother tested positive for Coronavirus. He was an asymptomatic case and he would be home quarantined.[7][8] He was elected as a member of the 7th Delhi Assembly in 2020.[9] Anand was part of the Committee on Government Undertakings.[10]

Electoral performance

Delhi Assembly elections, 2020: Patel Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Raaj Kumar Anand 73,463 60.81 +1.76
BJP Pravesh Ratn 42,528 35.20 +5.85
INC Krishna Tirath 3,382 2.80 -6.43
BSP Pradeep Kumar Rawal 674 0.56 -0.10
NOTA None of the above 767 0.63 +0.13
Majority 30,935 25.61 -4.09
Turnout 1,20,890 61.00 -7.13
AAP hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Rao, Madhu (4 June 2020). "Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for COVID-19". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Dalit activist Raj Kumar Anand rejoins AAP". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "RAAJ KUMAR ANAND". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Delhi Election Result Winners: Constituency-wise winning candidates of AAP, BJP, Congress". India Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Delhi Election Results 2020: Check full list of winners from AAP, BJP". Business Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Delhi election result 2020: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests COVID positive". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "India not giving points of call status to any additional airports presently: Govt". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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