Vikram Usendi

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Vikram Usendi
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byAnoop Nag
ConstituencyAntagarh
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byBhojraj Nag
ConstituencyAntagarh
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byManturam Pawar
Succeeded byKedar Nath Kashyap
ConstituencyNarayanpur
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
In office
8 March 2019 – 2 June 2020
Preceded byDharamlal Kaushik
Succeeded byVishnudeo Sai
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded bySohan Potai
Succeeded byMohan Mandavi
ConstituencyKanker
Minister of Forest
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
22 December 2008 – 10 December 2013
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Succeeded byMahesh Gagda
Minister of Higher & Technical education
Government of Chhattisgarh
In office
2003–2004
Chief MinisterRaman Singh
Preceded bySatyanarayan Sharma
Succeeded byAjay Chandrakar
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byShambhu Nath Naik
Succeeded byManturam Pawar
ConstituencyNarayanpur
Personal details
Born
Vikram Usendi

(1965-10-17) 17 October 1965 (age 59)
Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Rampyari Usendi
(m. 2000)
Children2 sons
Parents
  • Dev Singh Usendi (father)
  • Somvati Usendi (mother)
OccupationAgriculturist
Source: [1]

Vikram Usendi (born 17 October 1965) is an Indian politician and MLA representing the Antagarh Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh. He was also a former Member of 16th Lok Sabha representing Kanker of Chhattisgarh, State President of Bharatiya Janata Party Chhattisgarh and a Cabinet minister in Government of Chhattisgarh . [1]

Political career

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Usendi was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1993 from Narayanpur and again contested 1998 Assembly election but lost to his Congress rival Manturam Pawar. In 2003 Chhattisgarh Assembly election, he won by huge margin of 8,814 votes. In 2008 election, he won from newly established Antagarh constituency and also retained the seat in 2013. In 2014 general election, he was elected as member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency), Chhattisgarh.[2][3][4] In 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, he again won from Antagarh constituency by huge margin of 59,547 votes.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, Government of Chhattisgarh. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  3. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "3rd Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Antagarh Constituency Election Results 2023: Antagarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Bharatiya Janata Party Chhattisgarh
2019–2020
Succeeded by
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Kanker

2014–2019
Succeeded by