Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from Chhattisgarh State
Vijay Baghel | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| 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 | 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] | |
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]
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.
