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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 167 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
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| Hair Color | Black |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Government Kakatiya Post Graduate College, Dharmpura, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh | |
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Personal Life
| Hometown | Lohandiguda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh |
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| Caste | Scheduled Tribe |
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| Hobbies | Playing Cricket and Travelling |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Marriage Date | 29 May |
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Family
| Father | Bhaluram Baij |
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| Mother | Lakshmi Bai Baij |
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| Spouse | Poonam Baij (government servant) |
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| Children | He has two daughters and a son. |
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Career
| Political Party | Indian National Congress |
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| 12 July 2023 | President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee |
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| 6 June 2019 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Bastar Constituency) |
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| 8 December 2008 – 6 June 2019 | Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (Chitrakot Constituency) |
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| 3 December 2023 | Contested the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections; he lost to the BJP candidate Vinayak Goyal (Chitrakot Constituency) |
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| 6 June 2019 – 4 June 2024 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Bastar Constituency) |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Deepak Baij is an Indian politician. |
| 2. He won the 2019 Indian general election to become a member of the Lok Sabha. |
| 3. He represents the Bastar constituency in Chhattisgarh and is a member of the Indian National Congress party. |
| 4. In 2008, he was elected as the Bastar district president of the National student organisation of India. |
| 5. The Indian Youth Congress appointed him as its General Secretary the following year. |
| 6. He served the Lohandiguda Block Congress Committee from 2009 to 2011 and was its President from 2012 to 2014. |
| 7. In 2013, he was elected as a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency. |
| 8. In 2017, he received the “Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar” award from the Indian Student Parliament at MIT Pune. |
| 9. He contested and won the assembly elections from Chitrakoot constituency in 2018. |
| 10. In 2019, he became a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Bastar Constituency. |
| 11. He was appointed as the national vice president of the All Indian Tribal Congress Committee in the same year. |
| 12. In 2020, he received a death threat from an unknown Maoist. |
| 13. In June 2022, Deepak Baij and other Congress party leaders were detained by Delhi police during a protest. |
| 14. In January 2023, he participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra with Rahul Gandhi. |
| 15. On 12 July 2023, he was appointed as the President of the Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress Unit. |
| 16. He had served on various standing committees before joining the Consultative Committee of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs in 2023. |
| 17. Deepak Baij is also known for his cricket skills and passion for fitness. |
