Vijay Baghel

Indian politician

Vijay Baghel

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Tamradhwaj Sahu
Constituency	Durg, Chhattisgarh
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
In office 8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013
Preceded by	Bhupesh Baghel
Succeeded by	Bhupesh Baghel
Constituency	Patan

Personal details
Born	(1959-08-15) 15 August 1959 (age 64) Urla, Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rajani Baghel
Children	saurabh-Son & pratiksha-Daughter
Parent	Nammulal Baghel (Father) Satyabhama Baghel (Mother)
Residence(s)	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
Profession	Politician, Agriculture
Source: [1]

Vijay Baghel (born 15 August 1959) is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Durg as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political career

Baghel was first elected to Bhilai Municipal Council in 2000 as an Independent candidate. He contested 2003 Assembly election from Patan constituency as a candidate Nationalist Congress Party but lost to Bhupesh Baghel. Again, he contested 2008 Assembly election as a BJP candidate and won by defeating Bhupesh Baghel of Congress by a margin of 7,842 votes and became Parliamentary Secretary to Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar.^[4] Again, Vijay contested 2013 Assembly election against Bhupesh Baghel but failed to retain the seat. In the 2019 general election, he contested against Pratima Chandrakar of INC from Durg and won by margin of 3,91,978 votes.

References

^ "List of Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election 2019 winners". Zee News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Dropping all MPs pays off for Shah". Rajendra Sharma. The Times of India. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Durg Mp Meets Unions Min, Seeks Approval For Use Of Forest Land - Raipur News". The Times of India. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "3rd Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2019.