Lakheshwar Baghel

Lakheshwar Baghel (born 1969)^[1] is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Bastar Assembly constituency, which is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Tribes community, in Bastar district. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, representing the Indian National Congress.^[2][3]

Lakheshwar Baghel
Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Shubhau Kashyap
Constituency	Bastar
Personal details
Political party	Indian National Congress
Profession	Politician

Early life and education

Baghel is from Bastar, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of later Duryodhan Baghel.  He completed his graduation in arts in 1981 at Government Post Graduate College, Jagdalpur, which is affiliated with Pandit Ravishankar University, Raipur.^[1]

Career

Baghel won from Bastar Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 68,401 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Maniram Kashyap of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 6,434 votes.^[4] He first became an MLA winning the 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election defeating Subhau Kashyap of the BJP, by a margin of 19,168 votes.^[5] He retained the seat in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election defeating Kashyap again, by a bigger margin of 33.471 votes.^[6] He won for the third consecutive time in 2023 election.