Deepak Baij Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real name/Full name	Deepak Kumar Baij [1]My Neta
Professions	Politician and Farmer
Known for	Being a member of the consultative committee, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, India
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress
Political Journey	• 12 July 2023: President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee • 6 June 2019: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Bastar Constituency) • 8 December 2008 – 6 June 2019: Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (Chitrakot Constituency) • 3 December 2023: Contested the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly elections; he lost to the BJP candidate Vinayak Goyal (Chitrakot Constituency)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 July 1981 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2023)	41 Years
Birthplace	Lohandiguda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lohandiguda, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
College/University	Government Kakatiya Post Graduate College, Dharmpura, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
Educational Qualifications [2]The Hindu	• M.A. (Political Science) • M.A. (Economics) • LL.B.
Caste	Scheduled Tribe [3]My Neta
Address	Village - Usribeda, P.O. - Lohandiguda, District - Baster, 494010, Chhattisgarh
Hobbies	Playing Cricket and Travelling
Controversies [4]My Neta	• 1 charge related to Punishment for bribery (IPC Section-171E) • 1 charge related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant (IPC Section-188) • 1 charge related to Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC Section-353) • 1 charge related to Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions (IPC Section-186) • On 21 December 2023, Deepak was suspended from the Lok Sabha for disrupting the proceedings by raising slogans and entering the Well of the Lower House; the protest was in response to the suspension of a significant number of MPs from the House. [5]The Hindu
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 May
Family
Wife/Spouse	Poonam Baij (government servant)
Children	He has two daughters and a son.
Parents	Father- Bhaluram Baij Mother- Lakshmi Bai Baij
Money Factor
Assets/Properties [6]My Neta	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 1,25,000 Deposits in Banks: Rs. 8,74,926 NSS, Postal Savings: Rs. 2,02,212 LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 21,50,000 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 11,18,000 Jewellery: Rs. 3,30,000 Gross Total Value: Rs. 48,00,138 Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: Rs. 3,00,000 Liabilities Loans from Banks / FIs: Rs. 1,30,858
Net Worth (approx.) (as of 2018) [7]My Neta	49.5 Lakhs

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepak Baij

• Deepak Baij is an Indian politician. He became a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, after winning the 2019 Indian general election. He represents the Bastar constituency in the state of Chhattisgarh. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.

• In 2008, Deepak Baij was elected as the Bastar district president of the National student organisation of India. In the following year, the Indian Youth Congress appointed him as its General Secretary.
  

  Deepak Baij while addressing a political rally

• Deepak Baij served the Lohandiguda Block Congress Committee from 2009 to 2011. After then, he was appointed as the full-time President of the Block Congress Committee from 2012 to 2014.

• In 2013, Deepak Baij was elected as a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency.

• On 18 January 2017, Deepak Baij was honoured with the “Adarsh Yuva Vidhayak Puraskar” award from the Indian Student Parliament held at MIT Pune in Maharashtra.

• In 2018, Deepak Baij contested the assembly elections as a Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Chitrakoot constituency and won with a margin of 17000 votes on the ticket of the Indian National Congress.
  

  Deepak Baij while addressing his party members

• Deepak Baij once visited a public problem-solving camp in Chitapur village in 2018. He was in the news when he became furious after he saw dirty water flowing from a borehole. To express his anger, he drank the water himself and even offered it to an officer. The MLA had been informed that the residents of Chhindwara village had been compelled to drink reddish water from the borehole for several years. Consequently, he went to the village and collected a sample of the contaminated water in a bottle.
  

  Deepak Baij while drinking dirty water from a borewell in 2018

• On 6 June 2019, Deepak Baij was appointed as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Bastar Constituency. In the same year, he was appointed as the national vice president of the All Indian Tribal Congress Committee.

• In 2020, Deepak Baij received a death threat from an unknown Maoist.

• In June 2022, Deepak Baij and several other Congress party leaders were detained by Delhi police in a protest against the Enforcement Directorate of India. The incident occurred after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald money laundering case.
  

  Deepak Baij being arrested by the Delhi police in June 2022

• In January 2023, Deepak Baij participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra with All Indian National Congress head, Rahul Gandhi.
  

  Deepak Baij during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2023

मध्य प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री वरिष्ठ नेता @digvijaya_28 के साथ भारत जोड़ो पदयात्रा में…. pic.twitter.com/814EfhgzH6

— Deepak Baij (@DeepakBaijINC) September 8, 2022

• On 12 July 2023, Deepak Baij was appointed as the President of the Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress Unit by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Deepak Baij took over as the new president of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing Mohan Markam. He had served on the standing committees for external affairs and chemicals and fertilisers before joining the Consultative Committee of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs in 2023.
  

  The notice issued by the All Indian National Congress Committee after appointing Deepak Baij as president of Chhattisgarh INC

• Apart from being a politician, Deepak Baij is also a good cricket player. He is a fitness enthusiast. Deepak Baij loves playing cricket in his leisure time.
  

  Deepak Baij while playing cricket