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]
Vijay Baghel | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tamradhwaj Sahu |
| Constituency | Durg |
| 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 | Vijay Baghel 15 August 1959 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] | |
Political career
editBaghel 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
edit- ^ "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.