Vijay Sharma is an Indian politician who is known for being elected as the Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, serving alongside Arun Sao in the Ministry of Vishnu Deo Sai. He represents the BJP in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, representing the Kawardha Assembly constituency.
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Vijay Sharma was born in 1973 (age 50 years; as of 2023) in Kawardha, Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh. He pursued an MSc in Physics in 1996 at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. In 2001, he pursued a master’s degree in computer applications at Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He also pursued a diploma course in English.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family and Caste
Vijay belongs to a Brahmin caste.
Parents & Siblings
Vijay’s father’s name is Ratan Lal Sharma.
Wife & Children
There is not much information about his wife. He has two sons and a daughter. One of her sons’s name is Abhinav Sharma.
Vijay Sharma with his wife and son
Vijay Sharma’s son
Vijay Sharma’s son and daughter
Religion
Vijay follows Hinduism.
Vijay Sharma at a temple
Career
Vijay began his political career in college. In 1989, he took charge of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student union affiliated with RSS. Simultaneously, he worked as the coordinator for the Kawardha Nagar unit. In 1993, he remained active in the student organization. In 2004, he served as the District President for Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Kabirdham District. He is currently the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Chhattisgarh and has previously held the position of President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Chhattisgarh. His political impact increased, and in 2011, he took on the position of District General Secretary. He was a member of the District Panchayat for two terms. In 2016, he was appointed as the State President of Yuva Morcha in Chhattisgarh.
Politics
In 2018, Vijay contested the assembly elections against Congress minister Mohammad Akbar. However, Akbar won the seat with a significant lead of over 59,000 votes, the widest margin in that election. In 2020, Sharma started his political career as a member of the Zilla Panchayat in Kabirdham. Before that, his wife held the same position. In the 2023 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) selected him to run for the Kabirdham assembly seat. He won by 39,592 votes, surpassing the previous MLA and Congress minister Mohammad Akbar. Already under consideration for the role of Deputy CM, he was sworn in as the Second Deputy Chief Minister on 13 December 2023, during the Chief Minister’s inauguration ceremony.
Controversy
In October 2021, there were clashes in Kawardha over a religious flag, and individuals, including former chief minister Raman Singh’s son Abhishek Singh and Rajanandgaon MP Santosh Pandey, were accused. Over 80 people faced charges. Sharma was arrested for supposedly provoking violence but was later released on bail. According to a senior district police officer, out of the 82 accused, 73 have been apprehended.
Assets/Properties
Movable Assets
- Deposits in Banks: Rs. 20,023
- LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 26,000
Immovable Assets
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 40,50,000
- Commercial Buildings: Rs. 29,50,000
- Residential Buildings: Rs. 55,00,000
Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2023. It excludes the assets owned by his wife and dependents (minor).
Net Worth
Rs. 1 Crore
Note: The net worth was for the year 2023. It excludes the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include playing cricket and writing poetry.
- In 2022, he organized a significant movement to encircle the Chief Minister’s House. He engaged with the public and gathered many applications for the housing scheme. After this campaign, the BJP joined the electoral race, and it was announced that once the state government was formed, signatures would be included in the chief minister’s Housing Scheme file.
- Ahead of the 2023 assembly election, Sharma in an interview said,
The biggest issue is the politics of Akbar due to which people are living in fear and terror. They (Congress) have misused the law though he is law minister. People have called me and said they will support me. The biggest public issue of Kawardha is its fight for self-respect and a war of liberation to end terror. It never saw curfew, use of tear gas. So many people went to jail while many others were lathi charged.”
- Before entering politics, he was a lecturer at three colleges, one of which was an engineering college. Additionally, he worked in two telecom companies.
- He participated in cricket at the state level.
- He strongly advocates for Hindutva.
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