Vijay Baghel is the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Patan (General) constituency in Durg district of Chhattisgarh in the 2023 Assembly elections. His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission is: Agriculture, Transporter. Vijay Baghel's educational qualifications are: Graduate and is of 64 years of age. His total declared assets are Rs 3.7 crore which includes Rs 1.3 crore in moveable assets and Rs 2.4 crore as immovable assets. The total declared income is Rs 31.9 lakh of which Rs 17.4 lakh is self income. Vijay Baghel has total liabilities of Rs 41 lakh. This BJP candidate, in the election affidavit mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.

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About Vijay Baghel

Vijay Baghel is known as ‘Bhatija’ Baghel in the region as Bhupesh Baghel is his uncle. Vijay Baghel is the BJP MP from Durg Lok Sabha constituency under which Patel assembly segment falls. He has been pitted against the chief minister by the BJP. Vijay Baghel defeated Bhupesh Baghel in this seat in 2008. He was with the Congress until 2000 and later joined BJP.

Patan Assembly election results

2023

Party	Party votes polled	Votes %	Candidate name
INC	95,438	--	Bhupesh Baghel Winner Margin: (%) Winner
BJP	75,715	--	Vijay Baghel
JCCJ	4,822	--	Amit Ajit Jogi
IND	1,276	--	Ramcharan Yadav
IND	1,250	--	Ramchand Jangde
AAP	959	--	Amit Kumar Hirvani (Sahu)
JCP	930	--	Madhukant Sahu
IND	777	--	Santosh Kumar Markande
NOTA	641	--	None of the Above
GSP	622	--	KP Khande

Detailed results

2018

2013

2008

About Patan constituency

Assembly constituency no.62 Patan (पाटन in Hindi), is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) seat in the Central region and Durg district, of the state of Chhattisgarh, which is in the Central region of India (Bharat). Patan is part of the 7. Durg (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: General; Rural constituency.