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The present inventions to provide a novel polymerizable chiral compound (chiral agent) having high helical twisting power, a polymerizable liquid crystal composition comprising the polymerizable chiral compound and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal polymer, and an optically anisotropic body. The object was achieved by a polymerizable chiral compound represented by the following formula (I), a polymerizable liquid crystal composition comprising the polymerizable chiral compound and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal polymer, and an optically anisotropic body:n nwherein Y1 to Y8 are each -O-, -O-C(=O)-, -C(=O)-O- or the like; G1 and G2 are each a divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like; Z1 and Z2 are each an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or the like; Q 1 to Q 4 are each a hydrogen atom or the like; A1 to A6 are each a divalent aromatic group A having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; and X is any of groups represented by the following (X-i) to (X-vi):n n n nwherein * represents a bond and L 1 to L 4 are each an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or the like; nand wherein, in the formula (I), a and b are each 0 or 1. |