Anand Chand

Anand Chand
44th Raja of Bilaspur
Reign9 January 1933 – 12 October 1983
PredecessorBijai Chand
SuccessorGopal Chand
Born(1913-01-26)26 January 1913
Bilaspur, Bilaspur State (in present-day Himachal Pradesh, India)
Died12 October 1983(1983-10-12) (aged 70)
London, England, United Kingdom
Spouses
Umawati Kumari
  • Sudarshana Kumari
HouseChandel
FatherBijai Chand
MotherSuraj Devi
Member of the Rajya Sabha
In office
1965–1970
ConstituencyBihar
In office
1958–1964
ConstituencyHimachal Pradesh
Member of the Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1957
ConstituencyBilaspur
Chief Commissioner of Bilaspur
In office
12 October 1948 – 26 January 1950
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byHimmatsinhji

His Highness[1] Raja Sir Anand Chand KCIE[2] (26 January 1913 – 12 October 1983) was the 44th Raja of Bilaspur. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Mark Brentnall (2005). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Indus. p. 52. ISBN 9788173871634.
  2. ^ "Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage". 1973.
  3. ^ "Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952–2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ Mark Brentnall (2004). The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Indus Publishing. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-81-7387-163-4. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2017.