Raaj Kumar Anand Explained

Raaj Kumar Anand
Term Start:03 November 2022
Term End:11 April 2024
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (10 July 2024–present)
Otherparty:Bahujan Samaj Party (May 2024–July 2024)
Aam Aadmi Party (2012–2024)
Alma Mater:Bundelkhand University
Office:Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
Lieutenant Governor:Vinai Kumar Saxena
Spouse:Veena Anand (wife)
Suboffice:Kejriwal ministry – III
Subterm:Cabinet
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Arvind Kejriwal
2Blankname:Ministry and Departments
2Namedata:
  • Social Welfare
  • Labour
  • Employment
  • SC & ST
  • Land & Building
  • Cooperative
  • Gurudwara Elections
Predecessor:Rajendra Pal Gautam
Successor:TBA
Birth Date:14 September 1966
Office1:Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:11 February 2020
Term End1:11 April 2024
Predecessor1:Hazari Lal Chauhan
Constituency1:Patel Nagar

Raaj Kumar Anand is an Indian businessman and politician from Delhi who belonged to Aam Aadmi Party before resigning. He is a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. He represents Patel Nagar.[1] Raaj is married to a woman named Veena Anand.[2] He joined Bahujan Samaj Party in May 2024 to contest Lok Sabha Elections.[3] In July 2024, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

Biography

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rao. Madhu. 2020-06-04. Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for COVID-19. 2020-07-04. www.indiatvnews.com. en.
  2. Web site: Dalit activist Raj Kumar Anand rejoins AAP . 2020-07-04 . www.outlookindia.com.
  3. Web site: 2024-05-05 . Ex-Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand joins BSP, to contest LS polls from New Delhi seat . 2024-05-06 . The Indian Express . en.
  4. Web site: RAAJ KUMAR ANAND. 14 February 2020. www.myneta.info.
  5. News: 11 February 2020 . Delhi Election Result Winners: Constituency-wise winning candidates of AAP, BJP, Congress . India Today . 14 February 2020.
  6. News: 11 February 2020 . Delhi Election Results 2020: Check full list of winners from AAP, BJP . Business Today . 14 February 2020.
  7. News: 12 February 2020 . Delhi election result 2020: Full list of winners constituency wise . The Indian Express . 14 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests COVID positive . 2020-07-03 . The New Indian Express.
  9. Web site: India not giving points of call status to any additional airports presently: Govt . 2020-07-04 . www.outlookindia.com.
  10. Web site: Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi . 17 September 2022 . Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  11. Web site: Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021–2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211226020949/http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/Committee/CommitteeComposition.htm . 26 December 2021 . 17 September 2022.