| Vijay Baghel | |
| Birth Name: | Vijay Baghel |
| Birth Date: | 1959 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Urla, Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Residence: | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Durg |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Tamradhwaj Sahu |
| Office2: | Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency2: | Patan |
| Term Start2: | 8 December 2008 |
| Term End2: | 8 December 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Successor2: | Bhupesh Baghel |
| Spouse: | Rajani Baghel |
| Children: | saurabh-Son & pratiksha-Daughter |
| Source: | https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5007?from=members |
| Parents: | Nammulal Baghel (Father) Satyabhama Baghel (Mother) |
| Country: | India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Profession: | Politician, Agriculture |
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.