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[[File:Picture of Anant Ojha in Sahibganj.jpg|thumb|Anant Ojha in his constituency Sahibganj]]
'''Anant Kumar Ojha''' is an [[Indian politician]] and currently [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Rajmahal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajmahal Vidhan Sabha constituency]] of Jharkhand after winning the seat in the [[2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]]s securing over 77,000 votes. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionsdata.ndtv.com/2014/assembly-elections-dec/mla.html?ver-20161122.10asdfsdf&consti=RAJMAHAL&state=JHA&tabs=yes&iframeid=mpreportcard |title=Anant Kumar Ojha Won |work=[[NDTV]] |date=2014 |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> He completed his graduation from Graduate Arts Sahebganj College, Sahebganj S.K.M.University, Dumka in 1995. There's no criminal case registered against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=1181|title=Anant Kumar Ojha(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)): Constituency – Rajmahal (Sahebganj) – Affidavit Information of Candidate|last=ADR|publisher=}}</ref>

Following the assembly election of 2014, Ojha was one of the candidates for the post of next Chief Minister .<ref name="indiatvnews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/will-narendra-modi-do-a-khattar-in-jharkhand-24134.html|title=Will Narendra Modi do a Khattar in Jharkhand?|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/449470/big-question-mark-over-next.html|title=Big question mark over who will be next chief minister|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/bjp-observers-state-capital-eyes-raghuvar-das/68500/|title=BJP observers in state capital, all eyes on Raghuvar Das|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref> Ojha is a former president of BJYM (Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha).<ref name="indiatvnews.com"/> On 7 November, Ojha was appointed as general secretary of the Jharkhand BJP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161108/jsp/jharkhand/story_117905.jsp|title=State BJP panel named|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/ranchi/article1-Jharkhand-BJP-state-executive-announced.-593107.html|title=झारखंड भाजपा के प्रदेश कार्यसमिति की घोषणा|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref> He is also a member of the Jharkhand Academic Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jac.jharkhand.gov.in/about/|title=About – Jharkhand Academic Council|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129210247/http://jac.jharkhand.gov.in/about/|archive-date=29 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Working for developing Rajmahal as the tourist destination of the country.

== Major works ==
[[File:Anant Ojha with PM Modi in election rally.jpg|thumb|right|Anant Ojha with PM Modi during an election rally]]
Ojha played a vital role in the inauguration of a bridge over Ganga in Sahebganj District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150403/jsp/jharkhand/story_12340.jsp|title=CM writes to PM on Ganga bridge|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Bridge-to-put-Santhal-division-on-world-map/articleshow/46843287.cms|title='Bridge to put Santhal division on world map' – Times of India|publisher=|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
He has an opinion that once the port is developed, big vessels will arrive for Cargo transport from countries like Bangladesh, Thailand, Burma and Indonesia; at the same time, road & railway infrastructure would further help in carriage to all parts of India. According to him, citing old scriptures, Sahebganj district has served as a port in history when oil used to come from Burma to India and India on return use to export hot spices to other countries<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Sahebganj-to-become-economic-gateway-of-Jharkhand/articleshow/52260151.cms|title=Sahebganj to become economic gateway of Jharkhand|publisher=Times of India|access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Projects-may-revive-trade-route/articleshow/52366813.cms|title=Projects may revive trade route|date=21 May 2016|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=23 June 2019}}</ref>

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->Botu Yadav at 12:35, 24 December 2021