Annu Tandon
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Annu Tandon is an India
n politician and social worker. She is an MP in the 15th Lok Sabha
from Unnao
, Uttar Pradesh
with the Indian National Congress
party.
Tandon is the founder director of the Hriday Narain Dhawan Charitable Trust, which has been active in philanthropy in the district since before 2000. The charity, funded mostly through family funds, has worked in education, and gathered attention for innovative projects like helping children of illiterate parents with their homework. The charity also works with weaker groups like widows and the handicapped. She was also associated with Rehabilitation wing of the Congress party.
She was earlier managing MoTech Software Pvt. Ltd, a firm launched by Mukesh Ambani
, and also ran Salonica Vasans, a textile export firm.
She has a B.Sc. degree from Dayanand Subhash National Post Graduate College, Unnao
. As an officer of the Enforcement Directorate, Tandon had investigated foreign front companies floated by Reliance, and also conducted a raid on the house of Tina Ambani.
The entire family has close connections with Mukesh Ambani
, two of their sons also being employees of Reliance.
She had declared assets of 41 crores (USD 10 mn) in the 2009 election declarations.
, Annu Tandon was fielded as a novice political candidate by the Congress. Unnao is India's largest electoral constituency, and in the previous general elections in 2004, Congress had come up fourth here, and the seat had been won by the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP).
During the elections, many prominent personalities including film star Salman Khan
campaigned for her.
She won by a margin of more than 300,000 votes over BSP's Arun Shanker, the third highest margin in UP.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician and social worker. She is an MP in the 15th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...
from Unnao
Unnao
The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow . It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Amausi about...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
with the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
party.
Tandon is the founder director of the Hriday Narain Dhawan Charitable Trust, which has been active in philanthropy in the district since before 2000. The charity, funded mostly through family funds, has worked in education, and gathered attention for innovative projects like helping children of illiterate parents with their homework. The charity also works with weaker groups like widows and the handicapped. She was also associated with Rehabilitation wing of the Congress party.
She was earlier managing MoTech Software Pvt. Ltd, a firm launched by Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business magnate. He is the chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, the largest private sector enterprise in India listed in Fortune 500 magazine. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%...
, and also ran Salonica Vasans, a textile export firm.
She has a B.Sc. degree from Dayanand Subhash National Post Graduate College, Unnao
Family
She is the widow to Late Sandeep Tandon, who was a top liaison executive of Reliance Industries Ltd. Before joining Reliance in 1994, he was with the Indian Revenue ServiceIndian Revenue Service
The Indian Revenue Service , abbreviated as IRS, is the revenue service of the Government of India. It is a Central Civil Service...
. As an officer of the Enforcement Directorate, Tandon had investigated foreign front companies floated by Reliance, and also conducted a raid on the house of Tina Ambani.
The entire family has close connections with Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business magnate. He is the chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, the largest private sector enterprise in India listed in Fortune 500 magazine. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%...
, two of their sons also being employees of Reliance.
She had declared assets of 41 crores (USD 10 mn) in the 2009 election declarations.
2009 elections
In the Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, 2009Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, 2009
The Indian general election, 2009 in Uttar Pradesh were held for 80 seats with the state going to polls across all the five phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance , Indian National Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Fourth Front...
, Annu Tandon was fielded as a novice political candidate by the Congress. Unnao is India's largest electoral constituency, and in the previous general elections in 2004, Congress had come up fourth here, and the seat had been won by the Bahujan Samaj Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...
(BSP).
During the elections, many prominent personalities including film star Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
campaigned for her.
She won by a margin of more than 300,000 votes over BSP's Arun Shanker, the third highest margin in UP.