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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Kathir Anand<br />
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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1975|1|19}}<br />
| birth_place = Vellore, [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
|term_start = 9 August 2019<br />
|term_end = <br />
|predecessor = [[B. Senguttuvan]]<br />
|successor = <br />
|constituency = [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|parents = [[Durai Murugan]], Santhakumari Duraimurugan<br />
| religion =<br />
| spouse = Sangeetha Kathiranand<br />
| children = Senthamarai, Ilakkiya, Ilavarasaan<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = <br />
| year = <br />
| source =https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5528<br />
}}<br />
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'''Durai Murugan Kathir Anand''' (born 19 January 1975) is an Indian politician and [[Parliament of India|Member of Parliament]], elected from [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is the son of the DMK General Secretary and Minister for Water Resources in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]], [[Durai Murugan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sons-daughters-rise-on-tns-political-horizon/articleshow/69489742.cms | title=Sons & daughters rise on Tamil Nadu's political horizon | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=25 May 2019 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Elections==<br />
Kathir Anand has been elected as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]], from the [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]] constituency. This was his first direct electoral performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vellore-lok-sabha-elections-live-updates-counting-dmk-aiadmk-1579040-2019-08-09|title=Vellore result 2019 LIVE Updates: DMK chief MK Stalin calls victory exceptional, unparalleled, thanks voters|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-09|agency=Ist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dmks-kathir-anand-wins-vellore-lok-sabha-seat-in-close-race/articleshow/70606256.cms |title=DMK's Kathir Anand wins Vellore Lok Sabha seat in close race |last=Vaitheesvaran |first=Bharani |date=2019-08-09 |website=The Economic Times |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/kathir-anands-rivals-seek-his-disqualification/article26738543.ece |title=Kathir Anand's rivals seek his disqualification |last=Madhavan |first=T. |date=2019-04-05 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><br />
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=== Lok Sabha Election ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Election<br />
!Party<br />
!Constituency<br />
!Result<br />
!Votes gained<br />
!Vote %<br />
|-<br />
|2019<br />
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th Lok Sabha election]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] <br />
|[[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|485,340<br />
|47.3%<br />
|}<br />
==Position Held==<br />
Source<ref>https://sansad.in/ls/members</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"<br />
! Start Date !! End Date / Status !! Position Held<br />
|-<br />
| 01-Oct-2025 || Ongoing || Member, The Select Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025<br />
|-<br />
| 26-Sep-2024 || Ongoing || Member, Committee on Commerce<br />
|-<br />
| June 2024 || — || Elected to 18th Lok Sabha<br />
|-<br />
| — || — || Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development<br />
|-<br />
| 13-Sept-2020 || Ongoing || Member, Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sport<br />
|-<br />
| 13-Sept-2019 || 12-Sept-2020 || Member, Standing Committee on Commerce<br />
|-<br />
| August 2019 || — || Elected to 17th Lok Sabha<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5528 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]<br />
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[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
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[[Category:1975 births]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]<br />
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