Anil Vij
Anil Vij (born 30 March 1953)[1] is an Indian politician belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party and Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana (appointed October 2014).[2][3][4]
Anil Vij | |
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Vij in 2016 | |
DSP palwal | |
Home Minister, Government of Haryana | |
Assumed office 26 October 2014 | |
Minister of | Home, Ayush, Medical education, Health, Science and Technology |
MLA, Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Preceded by | Devender Kumar Bansal |
Constituency | Ambala Cantonment |
In office 1996–2005 | |
Preceded by | Brij Anand |
Succeeded by | Devender Kumar Bansal |
Constituency | Ambala Cantonment |
In office 1990–1991 | |
Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj |
Succeeded by | Brij Anand |
Constituency | Ambala Cantonment |
Personal details | |
Born | Ambala, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) | 30 March 1953
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Alma mater | Punjab University, Chandigarh |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Official Facebook Page |
As of 27 October, 2019 |
Political career
Vij joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt.
In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP. Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974.
In 1990, when Sushma Swaraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party.
He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.[5]
In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[5]
In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.
In 2019, Vij was again elected for the sixth time as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.[6]
Cabinet Minister of Haryana
On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister. with the independent charge of the following departments: Ayush, Health Services, Medical Education, Science & Technology, and Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.[7]
References
- "Anil Vij". elections.in. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Assembly elections 2014: BJP's Anil Vij is first winner from Haryana". The Times of India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "Will do my best if BJP makes me Haryana CM: Anil Vij". Deepak Nagpal. Zee News. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "People have full confidence in BJP: Anil Vij". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Election Results 2019: Haryana Minister Anil Vij Wins From Ambala Cantonment". NDTV.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)