Raaj Kumar Anand is an

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n businessman and politician from

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belonging to

Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ...

. He is a member of the

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. He represents

Patel Nagar Patel Nagar is one of the 3 sub-division of the West Delhi District in India. Area Patel Nagar is a large area and divided into the following colonies: * West Patel Nagar * East Patel Nagar * South Patel Nagar Neighbouring Areas Patel Nagar' ...

. Raaj is married to a woman named Veena Anand.

Biography

Anand completed postgraduate studies in political science from

Bundelkhand University Bundelkhand University is a State university based in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1975, it has professional, technical and vocational study programmes along with facilities for research. Administration The chancellor of the unive ...

in 1989. He was elected as a member of the

from

Patel nagar Patel Nagar is one of the 3 sub-division of the West Delhi District in India. Area Patel Nagar is a large area and divided into the following colonies: * West Patel Nagar * East Patel Nagar * South Patel Nagar Neighbouring Areas Patel Nagar' ...

on 11 February 2020. On June 4, 2020, Raaj and his brother tested positive for

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. He was an asymptomatic case and he would be home quarantined. He was elected as a member of the

7th Delhi Assembly The Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 16 February 2020 after the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier on 8 February 2020 and the results were announced on 11 February 2020. It is the legislativ ...

in 2020. Anand was part of the Committee on Government Undertakings.

Electoral performance

References

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