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'''Anand Chaudhari''' (born 17 October 1971)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Anandbhai Chaudhari, INC MLA from Mandvi (ST) - Our Neta |url=https://ourneta.com/neta/anandbhai-chaudhari/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He is a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Mandvi Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[Surat district]]. He won the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-18 |title=Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: Congress' Chaudhari Mohanbhai wins from Mandvi (ST) seat |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/gujarat-assembly-election/article/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017-mandvi-st-constituency-congress-bjp/141409 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-18 |title=Mandvi election final result: BJP candidate Virendra Jadeja wins |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-assembly-election-2017/story/mandvi-election-results-latest-updates-1109736-2017-12-18 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Chaudhari is from [[Mandvi]], Surat district, Gujarat. He is the son of Mohanbhai Chaudhari. He passed Class 12 and later did a [[Diploma in Engineering|diploma]] in [[mechanical engineering]] at Dr. S & S, Gandhi Engineering College, Surat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaudhari Anandbhai Mohanbhai(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MANDVI (ST)(SURAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=3808 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> He married Pritiben Chaudhari.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Chaudhari won from [[Mandvi, Surat Assembly constituency|Mandvi Assembly constituency]] representing the Indian National Congress in the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 96,483 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Merjibhai Chaudhari of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 50,776 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gujarat Elections 2017 Constituencies & Candidate List, Gujarat Election Constituencies Names |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-constituencies-list-2017/mandvi-st-elections-2017-results/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandvi Assembly Seat, Gujarat Election 2022 – Get Mandvi constituency news updates and complete details {{!}} Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/mandvi-157 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203041657/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-election/mandvi-157 |archive-date=2023-02-03 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref> He became an MLA for the first time winning the by-election conducted in 2014 defeating Hemlataben Vasava of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 22,569 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bypolls for 7 Assembly seats in Gujarat alongside LS polls on April 30 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/general-elections-2014/bypolls-for-7-assembly-seats-in-gujarat-alongside-ls-polls-on-april-30_921936.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>

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PranayMeesala at 02:09, 5 February 2026