Chetan Anand (politician)

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Member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2020

Chetan Anand (born 20 November 1991) [1] is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He is elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Sheohar constituency representing the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the 2020 election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

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Early life

Alumni of Welham Boys' School Chetan Anand is the son of Anand Mohan Singh, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and an MLA, and Lovely Anand, who is also an MP. [2] [3]

Political career

Anand started his official political career with Jitan Ram Manjhi's Party Hindustani Awam Morcha as National president of the party's student wing in 2015. He along with his mother Lovely Anand, joined RJD in late September 2020 ahead of 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. [3] He contested the Sheohar constituency and won the Position of MLA. [4] He has been campaigning for the release of his father, Anand Mohan, who was convicted of abetting murder. [5] [6] [7] [8] There were reports of him pledging his salary for public help during COVID-19 lockdown in India. [9] [10]

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