Madhubani District Magistrate Anand Sharma is once again in the news. Recently, a woman grabbed DM Anand Sharma's collar while he was trying to pacify agitated residents in Balirajgarh, under Babubarhi police station. The incident occurred on November 3rd, around 2 PM, when he arrived to address protestors who had blocked a road after a villager was killed in police firing. Despite the tense situation, the DM remained calm, earning him praise.

DM Anand Sharma is a 2013 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, originally from Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Kanpur and MBA from Delhi. He was working in Germany with a good package but left his job to pursue his father's dream of becoming an IAS officer.

Previously, he has served in various significant positions including ADM/SDO in Patna, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Development Commissioner, Managing Director of Bihar Tourism Development Corporation, and DM of Munger. He has been posted as the Collector and District Magistrate of Madhubani since 2025. He was honored by President Droupadi Murmu for his excellent work during elections. In June 2026, he secured the first position in Bihar and third nationwide in the 'Best District Magistrate 2026' national survey conducted by Fame India-Asia Post.

Anand Sharma's wife, Shering Y Bhutia, is also a 2013 batch IAS officer and currently serves as the DM of Jehanabad. The couple met during their training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie. Initially, they were allotted different cadres, but they later married. Anand Sharma changed his cadre from Assam-Meghalaya to Bihar based on the disability policy.