Vikram Usendi is an Indian politician and MLA representing the Antagarh Assembly constituency in

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. He was also a former

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representing Kanker of

, State President of

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and a Cabinet minister in

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Political career

Usendi was first elected to

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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 Antagarh is a town in the Kanker district located in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Demographics As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of 6,777, of which 3,408 are male and 3,369 are female. There was a population increase of 32 ...

constituency and also retained the seat in 2013. In 2014 general election, he was elected as

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to the

from Kanker (Lok Sabha constituency),

. In 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, he again won from Antagarh constituency by huge margin of 59,547 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Usendi, Vikram Living people People from Narayanpur district India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh 1965 births People from Kanker district People from Kondagaon district State Presidents of Bharatiya Janata Party