Deepak Baij is a famous Indian politician. In the 2019 general election, he won a seat in the lower house of the Indian Parliament on behalf of the Indian National Congress. He represents the Bastar constituency in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Wiki/Biography
Deepak Kumar Baij was born on Tuesday, July 14, 1981 in Lohandiguda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh (41 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Cancer. Deepak Baij holds an MA in Political Science, an MA in Economics and an LLB. At Government Kakatiya Post Graduate College, Dhampura, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Baluram Baij and mother’s name is Lakshmi Bai Baij.
wife and children
Deepak Baij’s wife Poonam Baij works as a government servant in Chhattisgarh.
Deepak Baij poses with wife Poonam Baij
The couple has three children, two daughters and a son.
caste
Deepak Baij belongs to the scheduled tribe community.
address
His permanent address is Village – Usribeda, PO – Lohandiguda, District – Baster, 494010, Chhattisgarh
Profession
politics
Deepak Baij became the Bastar District President of the National Students Organization of India in 2008. The following year, he was appointed general secretary of the Indian Youth Congress in Chhattisgarh.
Deepak Baij speaks at political rally
From 2009 to 2011, Deepak Baij served as a party member of the Lohandiguda Block Congress Committee. Thereafter, he served as full-time Chairman of the Block Congress Committee from 2012 to 2014. In 2013, he was elected to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency. In 2018, Deepak Baij contested the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections representing Chitrakoot constituency. He won the Indian National Congress membership election by a margin of 17,000 votes.
Deepak Baij during the 2018 political campaign
On July 12, 2023, Deepak Baij took office as the President of the Indian National Congress in Chhattisgarh. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed him to the post after taking over from Mohan Markam. Prior to this appointment, Deepak Baij served on various committees related to foreign affairs, chemicals and fertilizers. In 2023, he will join the Advisory Committee of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Notification issued after All India Congress Committee appointed Deepak Baiji as President of Chhattisgarh Corporation
Deepak contested the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections from Chitrakot constituency; however, he lost the seat to the BJP candidate Vinayak Goyal.
dispute
police charges
Deepak Baij was charged with one count of bribery of offering or accepting illegal payment (IPC Section 171E), one count of disobeying an order issued by a public servant (IPC Section 188) and one count of using force or threat to prevent a Behavior. Obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his duties (IPC Section 353) and one charge of obstructing a public servant in the discharge of his duties (IPC Section 186).
Lok Sabha suspended
Deepak was suspended from the Lok Sabha on December 21, 2023, for causing disruption to the functioning of the House while protesting against the suspension of a large number of members of the House and attacking the well of the Lok Sabha.
award
- Deepak Baij received the ‘Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar’ award at the Indian Students Congress, MIT Pune, Maharashtra on January 18, 2017.
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 8,74,926
- NSS, Postal Savings: Rs. 2,02,212
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs. 21,50,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 11,18,000
Total Value: Rs. 48,00,138
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 3,00,000
Liabilities
- Bank/Financial Institution Loans: Rs. 1,30,858
net worth
Deepak Baij’s net worth is Rs. 49.5 million, according to an affidavit he submitted before the 2018 election for the position of provincial councilor.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2018, Deepak Baij made headlines for visiting a communal problem-solving camp in Chittapur village in Chhattisgarh. There he saw dirty water coming out of the well and was very angry. To express his frustration, he drank the water himself and then handed it to an officer to drink. Deepak received information that people in Chhindwara village had been forced to drink red water from wells for years. So he came to the village and collected some dirty water from the well in bottles.
Deepak Baij drinks dirty water from a well in 2018
- In 2020, an unidentified Maoist issued a death threat to Deepak Baij.
- In June 2022, Deepak Baij and a group of Congress leaders were detained by Delhi police during protests against the Enforcement Directorate of India. The incident comes after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald money laundering case.
Deepak Baij (sitting on the bus) arrested by Delhi Police in June 2022
- In January 2023, Deepak Baij participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra along with All India Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Deepak Baij with Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Wadra at Bharat Chodo During the Bharat Jodo Yatra
मध्य प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री वरिष्ठ नेता @digvijaya_28 के सरथ भेरत जोड़ो पदयरत्रर्रं…. pic.twitter.com/814EfhgzH6
— Deepak Baij (@DeepakBaijINC) September 8, 2022
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