Raaj Kumar Anand
Cabinet
- Social Welfare
- Labour
- Employment
- SC & ST
- Land & Building
- Cooperative
- Gurudwara Elections
11 February 2020 – 11 April 2024
affiliations
Aam Aadmi Party (2012–2024)
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]
Electoral performance
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
- ^ Rao, Madhu (4 June 2020). "Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for COVID-19". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Dalit activist Raj Kumar Anand rejoins AAP". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand joins BSP, to contest LS polls from New Delhi seat". The Indian Express. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "RAAJ KUMAR ANAND". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Delhi Election Result Winners: Constituency-wise winning candidates of AAP, BJP, Congress". India Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Delhi Election Results 2020: Check full list of winners from AAP, BJP". Business Today. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Delhi election result 2020: Full list of winners constituency wise". The Indian Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Delhi AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests COVID positive". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "India not giving points of call status to any additional airports presently: Govt". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "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.