Vijay Baghel

Vijay Baghel (born 15 August 1959) is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Durg.[1][2][3] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Chhattisgarh's current Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is Vijay Baghel's uncle. [4] But the two are political rivals, and have contested elections against each other.

Vijay Baghel
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byTamradhwaj Sahu
ConstituencyDurg ,Chhattisgarh
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly for Patan
In office
8 December 2008 – 8 December 2013
Preceded byBhupesh Baghel
Succeeded byBhupesh Baghel
Personal details
Born (1959-08-15) 15 August 1959
Urla, Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Rajani Baghel
Childrensaurabh-Son & pratiksha-Daughter Sanjay Baghel (Brother)
ParentsNammulal Baghel (Father) Satyabhama Baghel (Mother)
ResidenceBhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
ProfessionPolitician, Agriculture

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 huge margin of 7,842 votes and became Parliamentary Secretary to Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar.[5] 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
  1. "List of Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election 2019 winners". Zee News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Congress Debacle In 2014 Vs Congress Disaster In 2019, Seat By Seat Comparison Of Party's Performance In Lok Sabha Elections". Apoorva Rao. Republic World. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  3. "Dropping all MPs pays off for Shah". Rajendra Sharma. The Times of India. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2019/5/24/BJP-s-Vijay-Baghel-wins-Durg-seat.html
  5. http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/satra/third_assembly/3RD_ASSEMBLY.pdf
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