Raaj Kumar Anand

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]

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

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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