Lovely Anand
Lovely Anand | |
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Vaishali | |
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2005–2005 | |
Preceded by | Bhuveshwar Singh |
Succeeded by | Gyanendra Kumar Singh |
Constituency | Barh |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Preceded by | Virendra Kumar Singh |
Succeeded by | Bheem Kumar Yadav |
Constituency | Nabinagar |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 December 1966 |
Political party | Janata Dal (United) |
Other political affiliations | |
Spouse | Anand Mohan Singh |
Children | Chetan Anand Singh, Surbhi Anand, Anshuman Anand |
Residence | Patna |
Lovely Anand is an Indian politician from the
She comes from a well connected political family as her mother's cousin
Kishori Sinha also happened to be mother in law of her cousin and former MP Shyama Singh (daughter of Madhuri Singh).
Anand has also twice been elected as a
Her husband is Anand Mohan Singh, whom she had married in 1991,
In 2015, Anand became involved with the Hindustani Awam Morcha party and contested from Sheohar constituency. She lost the elections by a margin of around 400 votes.[13]
Anand has continued to protest the innocence of her husband, standing for election on that basis[4][9] and claiming that her husband is the victim of a political conspiracy and has never been a criminal or gang leader.[14] She and some others had been found guilty in the same case as that of her husband, which was determined in 2007 when she was a member of the JDU party, but she later obtained bail[15] and was acquitted on appeal to the High Court.[16][b]
Anand has a BA degree from Ranchi University. She and her husband have 2 sons and a daughter; her son, Chetan Anand, has also expressed a desire to be elected.[18]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ According to Arun Sinha, Lovely Anand was one of several wives of convicted criminals who were put forward for election by their husbands as a proxy in 2009 when courts rejected most of the husbands' appeals to stand in their own right. They were following a model adopted by Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife, Rabri Devi, but "got the greatest shock of their life when voters rejected their dummies".[10] She finished in fourth place with 81,479 votes.[11]
- ^ Anand was a member of Janata Dal (United) between 2005-2007.[17]
Citations
- ^ "Jahanabad election results 2024 live updates: RJD's Surendra Prasad secures victory in lok sabha elections". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Smita (15 October 2007). "Pinned Lynch". Outlook. PTI. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Kumar, Piyush (5 May 2014). "Don's wife, the lone warrior in battle of mighty - 'Neglected' by Congress, Anand Mohan's spouse Lovely seeks votes on Samajwadi Party ticket". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Bahu woos Saharsa voters". The Tribune. 22 February 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "10th Lok Sabha members". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ St Das, Anand (20 October 2007). "Law's Arm: 13 Years Long". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Supreme Court upholds life term for ex-MP in DM murder case". The Hindu. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b Parashar, Sachin (23 April 2009). "Did Lovely fake birth date to become MP?". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-06-7008-459-3.
- ISBN 978-8-13210-774-3.
- ^ "Bihar - Alamnagar". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Lovely Anand Joins HAM". United News of India. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Donthi, Praveen (24 November 2010). "The godmothers of Bihar". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Sahay, Anand Mohan (9 October 2007). "DM murder case: Former MP Lovely Anand gets bail". Rediff. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Top RJD leader meets convicted don-turned-politician Anand Mohan in Bihar jail". New Indian Express. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Singh, Santosh (30 December 2016). "Bihar People's Party: The party launched by Anand Mohan, his wife Lovely its only ever MP". Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Vikram, Kumar (24 August 2015). "Leaders lobby for their kids as Bihar election approaches". India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2019.