Bhupesh Baghel

MLA
Bhupesh Baghel
भूपेश बघेल
President, Chhattisgarh Congress
Assumed office
October 2014
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by Vijay Baghel
Constituency Patan
In office
1993–2008
Succeeded by Vijay Baghel
Personal details
Born (1961-08-23) 23 August 1961
Durg, Madhya Pradesh, India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political party INC
(Indian National Congress)
Spouse(s) Mukteshwari Baghel
Children 4
Mother Bindeshwari Baghel
Father Nand Kumar Baghel
Residence Mansarovar Avasiya Parisar, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Occupation Politician

Bhupesh Baghel (born 23 August 1961) is an Indian politician, from Chhattisgarh. He is a member of Indian National Congress[1] and the current President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee[2] since October, 2014. He is an elected member of Chhattisgarh Assembly.[3] His assembly constituency is Patan (District Durg).[4]

Background

Bhupesh Baghel was born on born on 23 August 1961 in a farmer family as the son of Nand Kumar Baghel and Bindeshwari Baghel. He is married to Mukteshwari Baghel, who is daughter of Hindi writer Dr. Narendra Dev Verma[5] and niece of spiritual leader Swami Atmanand.[6]

Political career

Bhupesh Baghel started his political career under the guidance of his political guru Late Chandulal Chandrakar in early 80s. He joined Indian Youth Congress (IYC)[7] in 1985 and was President, IYC Durg District[8] (rural) from 1990 to 1994. He was Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress[9] (1994–95).

He was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly[9] consecutively in 1993 and 1998 from Patan. After the state of Chhattisgarh was created he became member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly[3] in 2003 and in 2013 from the same assembly constituency. He was Indian National Congress candidate for Parliamentary elections in 2004 from Durg Lok Sabha[10] seat and 2009 from Raipur.[11]

Baghel was appointed minister of state in Digvijay Singh’s cabinet (Public Grievance Dept. attached to the CM) in December, 1998[12] and promoted as Minister of Transport in December, 1999. He was appointed Chairman of MP State Road Transport Corporation in January, 2000.

When the state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Government of India in November 2000,[13] Baghel became First Minister for Revenue, Public Health Engineering and relief work (until 2003).

He was Deputy Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2008. He is leading the state unit of Indian National Congress since October, 2014.[14]

Social Commitments

He is patron of Chhattisgarh Manva Kurmi Chhatriya Samaj since 1993.[15]

He has been advocating social reforms in the society. To avoid lavish marriage functions and to promote marriages with minimum expenditure he has been organising mass marriage ceremonies.[16]

References

  1. ↑ http://inc.in/organization/13/112-Congress-in-States-Chhattisgarh
  2. ↑ "Fixing of the Antagarh byelection was a pilot project of the BJP: Bhupesh Baghel". 24 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Official Website of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly". www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in.
  4. ↑ ADR. "Bhupesh Baghel(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PATAN(DURG) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.
  5. ↑ "नरेन्द्र देव वर्मा - कविता कोश". kavitakosh.org.
  6. ↑ "स्‍वामी विवेकानंद पथ का पथिक : स्‍वामी आत्‍मानंद". aarambha.blogspot.in.
  7. ↑ "Home". iyc.in.
  8. ↑ "Indian Youth Congress Durg." www.facebook.com.
  9. 1 2 "Madhya Pradesh". iyc.in.
  10. ↑ "Durg 2004 Loksabha MP Election Results – Tarachand Sahu (BJP) - infopiper". infopiper.com.
  11. ↑ reserved, Copyright © 2008 V 3 Technologies All rights. "Raipur election results for Raipur Parliamentary constituency". www.travelindia-guide.com.
  12. ↑ http://indiaabroad.com/news/1998/dec/07chhat.htm
  13. ↑ "The birth of Chhattisgarh". www.frontline.in.
  14. ↑ "Bhupesh Baghel MLA of PATAN Chhattisgarh contact address & email".
  15. ↑ "The slogan organized in the conference- how the leader of the country, like Nitish Kumar".
  16. ↑ "Bhupesh Baghel". www.facebook.com.
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