Vijay Baghel
Vijay Baghel
Constituency: Durg, Chhattisgarh
Date of Birthday: 15 Aug 1959
Place of Birth: Urla, Durg, Chhattisgarh
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: B.Com.
Educated at: Chhattisgarh University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Profession: Politician, Agriculture
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 23 Jun 1985
Spouse's Name: Smt. Rajani Baghel
Children: saurabh-Son & pratiksha-Daughter
Parents: Late Shri Nammoo Lal Baghel, Late Smt. Satya Bhama Baghel
Permanent Address: Qr. No. 7-B, Street-38, Sector-5, Bhilai, Distt. Durg-490006, Chhattisgarh
Vijay Baghel (born 15 August 1959) is an Indian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Durg. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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. 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.
