Vijay Bahuguna was the Chief Minister of the state of Uttarakhand from March 13th 2012 until his resignation on January 31st 2014. Born in Allahabad, Bahuguna obtained a bachelors degree and then a degree in law from the Allahabad University in Allahabad. He began working as an advocate in the Allahabad High Court, finally rising to the ranks of a judge and serving in the Bombay High Court. He resigned from his position as a judge in 1998 to join politics.
Vijay Bahuguna is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the eldest son of Late Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna who was a freedom fighter and eminent politician in India. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna was also former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Vijay Bahuguna was a member of the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas of India. Bahuguna represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand as a member of the Indian National Congress, before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2016.
About Vijay Bahuguna Ji
Mr. Bahuguna is the son of the Late. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, who was a prominent politician and freedom fighter and also served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. A member of the Indian National Congress Party at the time, Mr. Bahuguna represented the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency of Uttarakhand. Bahuguna was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, as well as the 14th Lok Sabha. He is the first former judge to be Chief Minister of a state. Vijay Bahuguna has a sister, Rita Bahuguna, who is also a politician and is a leader in the Congress party and presides over the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. Bahuguna is married to Sudha Bahuguna and they have three children.
Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha today
This profile was published on India Vote Kar in July 2016 and describes Vijay Bahuguna as it stood then. Uttar Pradesh returns 80 members to the 18th Lok Sabha, elected in 2024; the first 12 by seat number are:
- Saharanpur — Imran Masood, Indian National Congress
- Kairana — Iqra Choudhary, Samajwadi Party
- Muzaffarnagar — Harendra Singh Malik, Samajwadi Party
- Bijnor — Chandan Chauhan, Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Nagina — Chandrashekhar Azad, Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
- Moradabad — Ruchi Veera, Samajwadi Party
- Rampur — Mohibbullah Nadvi, Samajwadi Party
- Sambhal — Zia ur Rahman Barq, Samajwadi Party
- Amroha — Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Meerut — Arun Govil, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Baghpat — Rajkumar Sangwan, Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Ghaziabad — Atul Garg, Bharatiya Janata Party