Ananda Bahadur Chand

Ananda Bahadur Chand
आनन्द बहादुर चन्द
Official portrait, 2026
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Assumed office
26 March 2026
Preceded byDilli Raj Pant
ConstituencyKailali 5
Personal details
CitizenshipNepalese
PartyRastriya Swatantra Party
EducationTribhuvan University (MSc)
Institute of Science and Technology, Nepal (PhD)
Profession

Ananda Bahadur Chand (Nepali: आनन्द बहादुर चन्द) is a Nepalese politician serving as a member of parliament from the Rastriya Swatantra Party.[1][2] He is the member of the 7th Pratinidhi Sabha elected from Kailali 5 constituency in the 2026 Nepalese general election, securing 31,953 votes and defeating his closest contender Nar Narayan Shah of the Nepali Congress.[3][4]

Chand was an assistant professor of Chemistry at Patan Multiple Campus from 2008 to 2025.[5] He holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Institute of Science and Technology under Tribhuvan University.[6]

Chand is a former chairperson of Ankuram Academy of Bharatpur, Chitwan, as well as Boston International College.

References

  1. ^ "Rastriya Swatantra Party's Anand Bahadur Chand Wins Kailali-5 Constituency Seat". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  2. ^ "RSP's Chand elected from Kailali-5". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  3. ^ "RSP's Chand elected from Kailali-5". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  4. ^ Online, T. H. T. (2026-03-07). "RSP's Chand elected from Kailali-5". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  5. ^ "Chand demolishes traditional fort and travels to Parliament". Ekantipur. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
  6. ^ "RSP - Rastriya Swatantra Party". rspnepal.org. Retrieved 2026-04-25.