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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Other uses|Chetan Anand (disambiguation){{!}}Chetan Anand}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chetan Anand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|20|df=yes}}
| office = Member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Vijay Kumar Singh (Bihar)|Vijay Kumar Singh]]
| constituency = [[Nabinagar Assembly constituency|Nabinagar]]
| constituency1 = [[Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheohar]]
| term_start1 = 2020
| term_end1 = 2025
| predecessor1 = [[Sharfuddin (politician)|Sharfuddin]]
| successor =
| party = [[Janta Dal United]] (14 Feb 2024-present) [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (2020–2024)<br/>[[Hindustan Awam Morcha]] (2015–2020)
| parents = {{ubl
| [[Anand Mohan Singh]] (father)
| [[Lovely Anand]] (mother)
}}
| image = File:Chetan Anand (cropped).jpg
| successor1 = [[Shweta Gupta]]
}}

'''Chetan Anand''' (born 20 November 1991)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLA Date Of Birth |url=https://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/priority%20List.pdf}}{{Primary source inline|date=May 2022}}</ref> is an Indian politician from the state of [[Bihar]]. He is elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheohar constituency]] representing the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (RJD) in the [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020 election]] to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].He was then elected to the [[Nabinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nabinagar constituency]] on a JD(U) ticket in 2025 election by a mere margin of 112 votes.<ref name="Chetan and Ajit carry family legacies into Bihar battle2">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=27 October 2025 |title=Chetan and Ajit carry family legacies into Bihar battle |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/chetan-and-ajit-carry-family-legacies-into-bihar-battle/article70209734.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251123170813/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/chetan-and-ajit-carry-family-legacies-into-bihar-battle/article70209734.ece |archivedate=23 November 2025 |accessdate=23 November 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Alumni of [[Welham Boys' School]]
Chetan Anand is the son of [[Anand Mohan Singh]], a former [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) and an MLA, and [[Lovely Anand]], who is also an MP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramashankar |date=12 October 2020 |title=Anand Mohan's son is RJD's Sheohar nominee |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/anand-mohans-son-is-rjds-sheohar-nominee/articleshow/78608671.cms |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== 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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-09-29 |title=Bihar elections: Jailed Rajput leader Anand Mohan's wife, son join RJD |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bihar-elections-jailed-rajput-leader-anand-mohans-wife-son-join-rjd-6622720/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He contested the [[Sheohar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheohar constituency]] and won the Position of MLA.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-23 |title=17th Bihar Assembly's inaugural session begins with Members taking oath |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/17th-bihar-assemblys-inaugural-session-begins-with-members-taking-oath/article33159374.ece |access-date=2022-04-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has been campaigning for the release of his father, Anand Mohan, who was convicted of abetting murder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=chetan-anand-launched-public-relations-campaign |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/bhagalpur/supaul/news/mla-chetan-anand-launched-public-relations-campaign-129676048.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=लवली आनंद का ऐलान- 23 अप्रैल को होगी सिंह सिंह गर्जना रैली, आंनद मोहन की रिहाई के लिए सदन से सड़क तक होगा संषर्घ |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhagalpur-bihar-politics-lovely-anand-said-singh-garjana-rally-will-be-held-on-april-23-for-the-release-of-anand-mohan-22408748.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |date=2021-12-03 |title=RJD demands release of politicians who have spent 14 years in jail |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/rjd-demands-release-of-politicians-who-have-spent-14-years-in-jail-121120301485_1.html |access-date=2022-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=बिहार विधानसभा पूर्व सांसद आनंद मोहन की रिहाई का मुद्दा राजद विधायक चेतन आनंद ने उठाया, तेजस्वी यादव ने सरकार पर लगाया आरोप |url=https://www.lokmatnews.in/india/bihar-assembly-former-mp-anand-mohan-rjd-mla-chetan-anand-raised-issue-release-tejashwi-yadav-b507/ |access-date=2022-04-24}}</ref> There were reports of him pledging his salary for public help during [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-22 |title=RJD MLA Chetan Anand Will Serve Public With His Salary, Said- I Will Take Pocket Money From Mother Lovely Anand In Corona Era Ann {{!}} RJD MLA Chetan Anand will serve public with his salary, said - The Post Reader |url=https://thepostreader.com/rjd-mla-chetan-anand-will-serve-public-with-his-salary-said-i-will-take-pocket-money-from-mother-lovely-anand-in-corona-era-ann-rjd-mla-chetan-anand-will-serve-public-with-his-salary-said/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=#LadengeCoronaSe: राजद विधायक चेतन आनंद का एलान, 'वेतन से करूंगा लोगों की मदद' |url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/rjd-mla-from-sheohar-chetan-anand-announces-to-use-his-salary-to-help-people-in-covid-crisis |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Chetan}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:People from Sheohar district]]
[[Category:Hindustani Awam Morcha politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2025–2030]]

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